[[Accusative alignment is an argument coding pattern where the S-argument of intransitive verbs has the same argument coding as the A-argument of transitive verbs but different coding from the P-argument.]]
accusative alignment system (STR) = a system in which the A and S roles are expressed with the same form, but the P role is expressed with a different form. Example: English argument phrases expressing the A and S roles are indexed on Present Tense verbs (Emily sing-s, Emily play-s the piano), while an argument phrase expressing the P role is not indexed (in Emily play-s the piano, the verb does not index the piano). (Section 6.3.1)