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Ergative Construction in Pakpak Dairi Language

Authors
  • Rachmad Fadillah Maha Program Studi Sastra Indonesia, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • Dwi Widayati Program Studi Sastra Indonesia, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • Dardanila Program Studi Sastra Indonesia, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • Emma Marsella Program Studi Sastra Indonesia, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Issue       Vol 8 No 3 (2025): Talenta Conference Series: Local Wisdom, Social, and Arts (LWSA)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32734/lwsa.v8i3.2519
Keywords: Folkore Pakpak Dairi Language Ergative Government Binding
Published 2025-06-02

Abstract

This article discusses ergative construction of Pakpak Dairi Language. The ergative of a language can be seen when the patient (P) position of the transitive verb is treated equally to the subject (s) of the intransitive verbs an is different form the intransitive agent (A) verb. The purpose of thi study is to describe ergative construction in the Pakpak Dairi language. The collection of data in this writing is done with technically capable of directing informants to obtain data as full as much as data type desired. Data is then analyzed using syntactic approaches using GB theory (Chomsky 1981). Based on the results of the study can be inferred, although pivoted S/A, Pakpak Dairi language has an ergative type that is FN (N) equal to FN (O) and is different form FN (A) with pivot S/O. in other words, the ergative type in Pakpak Dairi language uses its speakers to put forward the subject function as the one worn (patien).