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what gets marked depends on the system

marked: the object (accusative)
unmarked: the subject — the doer is the default

the dog runs. S  — intransitive subject, unmarked in both systems
the dog sees the cat. A → O  — transitive
she slept. S  — intransitive, unmarked
she wrote a letter. A → O  — transitive
the wind opens the door. A → O  — transitive
the door opens. S  — same word, same marking as the object above. in ergative alignment, this is the natural pairing: S and O together
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