WordCmp.com

language vs ergative-absolutive language

ergative-absolutive language vs language

language and ergative-absolutive language both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
language Yes No No No
ergative-absolutive language Yes No No No
As nouns, ergative-absolutive language is a hyponym of language; that is, ergative-absolutive language is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than language:
  • language: a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
  • ergative-absolutive language: 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.
language (noun) ergative-absolutive language (noun)
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication 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.
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
(language) communication by word of mouth
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
Difference between language and ergative-absolutive language

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.