Evidence · Hattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archives
In the bilinguals both an- and zero occur with intransitive verbs, and Goedegebuure ties the choice to whether the…
In the bilinguals both an- and zero occur with intransitive verbs, and Goedegebuure ties the choice to whether the subject acts.
What it means
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Part of itIs the Hattic verb aligned actively, ergatively or accusatively, and what does each verbal prefix mark?
2 answers, none ahead yet
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Answer this evidence bears onHattic is an active language with an ergative base: an- marks the agent of a transitive verb, zero marks the patient…
Supports1 for, 1 against
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Sources 1
The Alignment of Hattian: An Active Language with an Ergative Base
SRCGoedegebuure 2010
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). In the bilinguals both an- and zero occur with intransitive verbs, and Goedegebuure ties the choice to whether the… [Evidence EVD0DEEB8JANVD5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEB8JANVD5
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year = {2026},
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