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 chapter describes the major features of the Northwest Caucasian (Abkhaz-Adyghe)
language family, comprising Abkhaz, Abaza, West Circassian (Adyghe), East Circassian …

Ā‐extraction of possessors in West Circassian is constrained in a puzzling way: the
possessor of an ergative or applied argument DP may not undergo clausebound wh …

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 …

The article focuses on antipassive formation in Adyghe and Kabardian (Circassian< West
Caucasian), polysynthetic languages with ergative alignment of basic morphosyntax. The …

This paper discusses a typologically peculiar inverse-like construction found in the
polysynthetic ergative Circassian languages of the Northwest-Caucasian family. These …

Noun incorporation (NI), ie the formation of a new verbal form by combining a verb and a
noun into a single phonological word, has been the focus of much discussion among …

The following paper explores the morphosyntax of Nivacle verbs. Like most Gran Chaco
languages, Nivacle is understudied. Additionally, it exhibits interesting typological rarities …

The following paper explores the morphosyntax of Nivacle verbs. Like most Gran Chaco
languages, Nivacle is understudied. Additionally, it exhibits interesting typological rarities …