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language vs ergative language

ergative language vs language

language and ergative language both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
language Yes No No No
ergative language Yes No No No
As nouns, ergative language is a hyponym of language; that is, ergative 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 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 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 language

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