Minhast: Difference between revisions

Anyar (talk | contribs)
Changed example and gloss - previous one was too messy, along with its preceding explanation
Anyar (talk | contribs)
Line 2,681: Line 2,681:
}}  
}}  


If an antecedent's co-referent noun is a semantic Agent in the matrix clause, the verb in the matrix clause must be Antipassivized in order for the co-referent semantic Agent to be demoted to Absolutive status.  This process ensures that the antecedent and its co-referent proform agree in case.  The next example shows the verb of the matrix clause undergoing Antipassivation to demote the semantic Agent from Ergative to Absolutive status:
If an antecedent's co-referent noun is a semantic Agent in the matrix clause, the verb in the matrix clause must be Antipassivized in order for the co-referent semantic Agent to occupy the Absolutive position.  This process ensures that the antecedent and its co-referent proform agree in case.  The next example shows the verb of the matrix clause undergoing Antipassivation to move the semantic Agent from Ergative to Absolutive position:


{{Gloss
{{Gloss