Unexpected distribution of ergative alignment: a case of innovation starting in the imperfective
08/03/2022
AMERINDIA 43: 103-144, 2021 Natalia CÁCERES ARANDIASeDyL (Laboratoire Structure et Dynamique des Langues) DOI : https://doi.org/10.56551/FHPZ6553 Abstract: Ye’kwana (mch, Cariban) is a language of Venezuela and Brazil spoken by about 9,000 people. An imperfective construction, cognate to a nominal construction,