In Tukang Besi the selection of subject is marked on the verb with the use of different agreement markers, while case marking is constant, thus leading to a system in which, depending on the diathesis employed, subject marking on the verb follows completely different paradigms. Some minor sentence types, and differently-marked subordinate sentence types, are also examined, and I explore the implications for the separation of argument structure and grammatical functional structure.
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Donohue, M. (2009). Different Subjects, Different Marking. In: de Hoop, H., de Swart, P. (eds) Differential Subject Marking. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, vol 72. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6497-5_11
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