This dissertation presents the results of a typological study that investigated the global
distribution of antipassive constructions, as well as the distribution of the relevant …

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 …

Recent descriptive and typological research on antipassives has allowed many existing
claims about antipassives to be reevaluated. Although there is still debate about which …

This dissertation first addresses various shortcomings in definitions of “applicative” when
compared to what is actually found across languages. It then proposes a four-way distinction …

In this paper we describe a peculiar pattern of case alternation from the polysynthetic
Circassian (West Caucasian) languages, where specificity-driven differential marking of …

West Circassian displays prominent polysynthetic morphology both in the verbal and
nominal domains and both syntactic categories are subject to the same morphological …

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 chapter describes applicative constructions in the polysynthetic Northwest Caucasian
languages, which are typologically unusual in several respects. First, these languages …