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Accusative alignment in the Old Tibetan switch reference system
- Source: Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, Volume 45, Issue 2, Nov 2022, p. 300 - 311
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- 23 Mar 2022
- 03 May 2022
- 04 Nov 2022
Abstract
Abstract
The use of ནས་ -nas to mark cross-clausal co-reference in Version I of the Old Tibetan Rāmāyaṇa reveals accusative alignment in Tibetan syntax, which in turn vindicates the notion of ‘subject’ applied to Tibetan.
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