ergative vs intransitive

ergative

noun
  • An ergative verb or other expression. 

adj
  • With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from that of an intransitive construction. 

intransitive

noun
  • An intransitive verb. 

adj
  • Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object. 

  • Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained. 

How often have the words ergative and intransitive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )