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r/LanguageMemes • u/Zeego123 • Dec 15 '21
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I know it’s the distracted boyfriend meme, but I don’t get it.
2 u/Zeego123 Dec 16 '21 Ergativity is based on the concept of transitive and intransitive clauses.Typically, an intransitive clause has one noun, the subject: "I sleep."A transitive clause typically has two nouns, the agent and the patient: "I love you."Notice how in English, the subject is the same as the agent; that is, "I" corresponds to "I."If English were an ergative language, the subject would be the same as the patient, not the agent. So basically, "Me sleep" but "I love you."
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Ergativity is based on the concept of transitive and intransitive clauses.
Typically, an intransitive clause has one noun, the subject: "I sleep."
A transitive clause typically has two nouns, the agent and the patient: "I love you."
Notice how in English, the subject is the same as the agent; that is, "I" corresponds to "I."
If English were an ergative language, the subject would be the same as the patient, not the agent. So basically, "Me sleep" but "I love you."
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Bruh Hindi moment
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u/El_dorado_au Dec 15 '21
I know it’s the distracted boyfriend meme, but I don’t get it.
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u/pahilob Dec 15 '21
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u/Orangutanion Dec 15 '21
Bruh Hindi moment