绝大多数SOV语言都有格标记,其功能主要是区别施受关系。根据施受关系的显豁程度,本文探讨了宾格标记的隐现规律。文章还讨论了SOV语言的替换性语序问题,认为替换的动因主要来自语用和语义两方面。文章最后指出SOV语言向SVO转变可能有两个原因:格标记销蚀及VO优势。
The main function of accusative in SOV languages is to distinguish the agent and patient. This paper investigates three possible principles of the occurrence of accusative. The two main motivations are basically pragmatic and semantic. An explanation on the loss of case marking in SOV languages is also presented in the last section of the article.