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Active–stative alignment

British pronunciation/ˈaktɪv stˈatɪv ɐlˈaɪnmənt/
American pronunciation/ˈæktɪv stˈæɾɪv ɐlˈaɪnmənt/
Active–stative alignment
[NOUN]
1

a grammatical system where verbs in a language are marked or behave differently based on whether the subject is considered volitional or agentive (active) or non-volitional or experiencer-like (stative), often found in languages that exhibit such semantic distinctions

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