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Translations of 'ergative' verbs

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+/- agent/aktør<br />

• Vinduet åpner (): Ergativ<br />

• Vinduet ble åpnet (av Tim): Passiv<br />

• Vinduet åpner seg (selv): Refleksiv (Middel)<br />

• Kemmer (1993): low elaboration <strong>of</strong> events. Middle<br />

marking differs across languages. Ergative structures are<br />

middle.<br />

• Kemmer (1993): Typical markers for middle across<br />

languages: the reflexive or some grammaticalized form <strong>of</strong><br />

the reflexive.

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