This article proposes an idealized model of direct‐inverse systems inspired by canonical
morphology, against which attested systems are then evaluated in terms of their deviation …

This dissertation explores the relation between the notion of subjecthood and syntactic
ergativity through the lens of West Circassian (or Adyghe; of the Northwest Caucasian …

This article examines the role of subjecthood in the domain of anaphoric binding through the
lens of West Circassian, a Northwest Caucasian language with ergative alignment. West …

This article identifies and tests a novel diagnostic for clause structure in West Circassian, a
polysynthetic language with ergative alignment. The diagnostic concerns an unusual …

This paper discusses peculiarities of relativization in Shapsug Adyghe, a variety of the
polysynthetic Adyghe language belonging to the Northwest Caucasian family. In general …

6. Discussion With respect to the Circassian languages we believe that it is fully legitimate to
treat both the “direct”(transitive-based) and the “indirect”(intransitive-based) instances of the …

One of the trademark properties of polysynthetic or non-configurational languages is free
word order. 1 The apparent lack of constraints on word order has been attributed either to …