Anthropological Linguistics

2 words in this vocabulary list

adjective relating to a grammatical construction in certain languages that marks the subject of a transitive verb or the direct object of an intransitive verb

  • In ergative-absolutive languages, the absolutive case marks the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb.
  • I'm still trying to wrap my head around the concept of absolutive case in linguistics.
  • The absolutive case is like the 'catch-all' case in some languages, covering various roles in a sentence.
  • The absolutive case can be seen as the glue that holds the sentence together, indicating the main participant or theme.

aet

noun aet is not a noun

verb aet is not a verb

adjective aet is not an adjective

adverb aet is not an adverb

pronoun aet is not a pronoun

preposition aet is not a preposition

conjunction aet is not a conjunction

interjection aet is not an interjection

article aet is not an article

  • The aetiology of the disease is still unknown to medical researchers.
  • I heard the aet of the argument was a misunderstanding.
  • I don't know the aet of the drama, but it's juicy!
  • The aet of his success can be traced back to his hard work and determination.