Morphosyntax & Alignment
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The language operates on an Ergative-Absolutive alignment framework executed through an isolating, analytic morphology.
Patientive Lability
Verbs in Interstellar Standard are patientive labile. They change their argument structure dynamically without altering their root form, shifting between transitive action and ambient state based on the presence of a direct object.
Active Transitive Structure | Labile Ambient Shift |
|---|---|
nga hi kum | kum hi |
1SG see ship | ship see/visible |
I see the ship. | The ship is visible / perceived. |
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