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On the question of deep ergativity: The evidence from Lezgian

Haspelmath, Martin

This paper discusses the ergative construction in Lezgian and argues that it is an ordinary transitive construction, not (as argued by I.A. Mel'čuk) an intransitive construction with an agent adjunct.

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