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ERGATIVITY

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JOHNS, A. (2006). Ergativity and Change in Inuktitut. In: JOHNS, A., MASSAM, D., NDAYIRAGIJE, J. (eds) ERGATIVITY. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4188-8_12

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