Ergativity in Bagri

Syopat

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide a descriptive account of ergative Case marking and agreement pattern in Bagri. Being a dialect of Hindi, it also exhibits split-ergativity in perfective clauses. Unlike Hindi, we also observe person-based split in ergative marking i.e. overt ergative Case marking is restricted to second person singular and third person pronouns. Moreover, we notice a nested agreement pattern where auxiliary optionally agrees with the subject and the main verb obligatorily agrees with the direct object. A close inspection of ergative Case marking and agreement pattern in other Indo-Aryan languages reveals that Bagri is heading towards a complete wipeout of its ergative morphology.

Keywords: transitive, perfective, imperfective, ergative Case, agreement

How to Cite?: Syopat, "Ergativity in Bagri", Volume 11 Issue 5, May 2022, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 194-198, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR22502095334, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR22502095334