... role in the emergence of the functional extension of a given marker when it becomes an encoder for Agent . I assume such a position by taking into account the distribution ... Agent Markers Other approaches: The semantic alternative. This study shows that Passive Agent markers and Ergative markers do not always realize an unified semantic category of an Agent. The syncretisms present in the semantics of these markers point to the existence of different ways in which we can construe reference to an Initial-Energizer. Certain family traits have been found throughout the book as to what construals are preferred over others. The book was intended as a way to understand the motivation behind the choice of a given marker to express an Agent within a well-defined grammatical context. Palancar believes that the introduction of a thematic category such as an Energizer can serve as a valuable contribution to linguistic theory. He shows throughout the book, the Energizer, together with its derivations and different applications, The Origin of Agent Markers by Enrique L. Palancar - Books on Google Play The Origin of Agent Markers Enrique L. Palancar Sep 2014 · Studia Typologica [STTYP] Book 5 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG Ebook 324 Pages Rp 2.383.302 Rp 1.668.311 Buy Free sample Add to wishlist Studia Typologica is the companion series of the journal Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung/Language Typology and Universals (STUF). Studia Typologica publishes scholarly studies of high quality dedicated to promising new topics in the realm of general-comparative linguistics.