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1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgements XI
4. Abbreviations XIII
5. Linguistic Families XIV
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. Defining the Object of Study 10
8. 3. The Samples 16
9. 4. Asyncretic Agent Markers 22
10. 5 Syncretic Agent Markers 26
11. 6. Functional Extensions and Agent Markers 45
12. 7. Causation 63
13. 8. Instruments 88
14. 9. Cause 115
15. 10. Energizers 140
16. 11 Passive Agents 147
17. 12. The Origin of Passive Agent Markers 196
18. 13. Ergativity: A conceptual approach 209
19. 14 Ergatives 229
20. 15. The Origin of Ergative Markers 244
21. 16. Revisiting Agent Markers 262
22. References 269
23. Appendixes 294