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===Syntactic pivots=== | ===Syntactic pivots=== | ||
Syntactic | Syntactic pivoting arises in a natural way from the split-ergative morphosyntax: to wit, if clause A is in an ''accusative tense'' (present, imperfect, or future, in any mood), a following clause B in an ''ergative tense'' (preterite in any mood) may take the subject of clause A as its own patient argument without explicitly stating it. | ||
Or should pivoting be disallowed as in Irish? | |||
[[Category:Tíogall]] | [[Category:Tíogall]] |
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