This week we finished up talking about an ergative analysis of Tagalog, which hinges on giving actor-topic voice an antipassive analysis. This Thursday at 1:30 in room 117 we will be discussing Stiebel’s paper Agent Focus in Mayan. The paper provides a comprehensive typology of the agent focus construction, which is related to antipassive.
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