unergativity

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noun

The state or property of being unergative.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

noununergativity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or property of being unergative.

    Unergativity/unaccusativity is perhaps the most famous split in linguistics.

    2021, González, Luis H., The Fundamentally Simple Logic of Language, Routledge Focus, 2021

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

unergativity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unergativity

MLA

“unergativity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unergativity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unergativity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unergativity.

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