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Schneider-Blum, Gertrud ORCID: 0000-0003-2559-3773 and Hellwig, Birgit ORCID: 0000-0003-4696-0827 (2018). Reference tracking in Tima and its interplay with split ergative marking. Studies in Language, 42 (4). pp. 970-993. ISSN 0378-4177, 1569-9978

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Abstract

Tima, a Niger-Congo language of the Sudan, shows signs of split ergativity. If its constituent order deviates from the basic AVO order to OVA order, the postverbal agent is formally marked, unlike preverbal agents. A direct object, regardless of its position relative to the verb, is never marked. Research so far has shown that ergative constructions are triggered by certain participant constellations in discourse. In particular, when the speaker keeps a non-agentive participant, more specifically a direct object, as the centre of attention in sentence-initial position, a newly introduced agent occurs postverbally and receives ergative marking. In addition, AOV and OAV constructions are attested, both involving focus marking.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schneider-Blum, Gertrud UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2559-3773 UNSPECIFIED Hellwig, Birgit UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-0827 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-625458
DOI:	10.1075/sl.17030.sch
Journal or Publication Title:	Studies in Language
Volume:	42
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 970-993
Date:	2018
ISSN:	0378-4177, 1569-9978
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 1: Kunstgeschichte, Musikwissenschaft, Medienkultur und Theater, Linguistik, IDH > Institut für Linguistik > Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
Subjects:	Language, Linguistics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language 1. Phase,2018,B02,CRC 1252,Projektwebsite,SFB 1252,University of Cologne,Universit\"t zu K\"ln UNSPECIFIED
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/62545