The Subject in the Amazon - Grammatical relations in indigenous Amazonian languages. Ghent University
In linguistic research, the term ”subject” is often thrown around as an intuitive concept. Principled definitions exist, but they are anything but unanimous. Hosted by Ghent University, this Rubicon project will investigate the complexities of the notion of “subject” through the particular lens of Amazonian languages. First, I will identify a series of subjecthood diagnostics that have proven reliable when faced with European languages, as ...