grammaticalAlignment
P76654
predicate
Indicates how a language aligns core grammatical roles (such as subject, object, or agent, patient) in its case marking or agreement system.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| grammaticalAlignment canonical | 3 |
| morphologicalAlignment | 1 |
| syntacticAlignment | 1 |
| usesErgativeAlignment | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: grammaticalAlignment
Generated description
Indicates how a language aligns core grammatical roles (such as subject, object, or agent, patient) in its case marking or agreement system.
Sample triples (6)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Piapoco language | nominative–accusative (tendency) ⓘ |
| Chiricahua language | nominative-accusative (at clause level) ⓘ |
| Tiwi language | nominative–accusative alignment via predicate surface "syntacticAlignment" ⓘ |
| Northern Kurdish | partially via predicate surface "usesErgativeAlignment" ⓘ |
| Andic languages | ergative–absolutive via predicate surface "morphologicalAlignment" ⓘ |
| Piikani dialect | direct–inverse system ⓘ |