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Although there is only one ergative language in Europe (Basque), perhaps one-quarter of the world's languages show ergative properties. R. M. W. Dixon here provides a full survey of the various types of ergativity, looking at the ways they interrelate, their semantic bases and their role in the organisation of discourse.Dixon, R. M. W. is the author of 'Ergativity' with ISBN 9780521448987 and ISBN 0521448980.
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