Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ergative-absolutive language | Yes | No | No | No |
linguistic communication | Yes | No | No | No |
ergative-absolutive language (noun) | linguistic communication (noun) |
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a type of language that has an ergative case or in which the direct object of a transitive verb has the same form as the subject of an intransitive verb. | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |