Difference between revisions of "Absolutive case"

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*German [[Absolutiv (Kasus)|Absolutiv]]
 
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*Spanish [[absolutivo]]
 
*Swedish [[absolutiv (sv)|absolutiv]]
 
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*Russian [[абсолютив]]
 
*Russian [[абсолютив]]

Revision as of 20:06, 29 March 2008

In syntax, the absolutive case is the case of the single argument of an intransitive verb and the most patient-like argument of a transitive verb.

See monotransitive alignment for further details.

Polysemy

The term absolutive is also used for a converb in Indic linguistics.

Synonyms

Origin

This term apparently originates in Eskimo linguistics, perhaps with Kleinschmidt (1851).

References

  • Kleinschmidt, Samuel. 1851. Grammatik der grönländischen Sprache mit teilweisem Einschluß des Labradordialekts. Berlin.

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