Re: Ergative Stage of PIE

From: rao.3@...
Message: 8689
Date: 2001-08-22

--- In cybalist@..., markodegard@... wrote:
> Ergativity makes my hair stand on end.
> Man-abs kill = the man committed murder.

Do you have a specific example of a language where it works like
this? AFAIK, Man-abs kill would mean 'the man died'.