Studies in Transitivity

Contributors

Preface

Introduction

Valence and Coreference

1. Coreference and Reduction in Clausal Valence

2. Assumptions and Notation

3. The Final Intransitivity of Some Reflexive Constructions

4. Cancellation of 1-Coreferential 3s

5. Cancellation and Motivated Chômage

6. Morphology

References

Transitivity and Cognate Objects in Australian Languages

1. Introduction

2. Cognate Object Constructions

3. Conclusions

References

The Interaction of Semantic and Syntactic Functions and French Clitic Case Marking in Causative Sentences

1. The Passive-Active Distinction in Faire + Infinitive Sentences

2. The Relational Approach to French Causatives

3. The Function of the Dative Clitic in Simple Sentences

4. The Function of the Dative Clitic in Active Causative Sentences

5. Toward a Description of Clitic Usage with Faire + Infinitive

6. Conclusion

References

The Absolutive: Its Scope in English and Kalkatungu

1. Grammatical Relations in English

2. Kalkatungu

3. Conclusion

References

Grammatical Relations in Huichol

0. Introduction

1. Morphology and Grammatical Relations

2. Syntactic Tests for Grammatical Relations

3. Grammatical Relations in the Passive

4. Verbs with More Than One Object

5. Conclusions

References

Case Marking, Phonological Size, and Linear Order

1. Hebrew Et

2. Toward a More General Principle

References

Transitivity, Topicality, and the Ute Impersonal Passive

1. Introduction: The Typology of Passivization

2. The Ute Passive

3. Discussion

References

Passivization in Modern Western Armenian

1. Introduction

2. Passive and Detransitivized Verbs

3. Passive and Verb Forms with Low Transitivity

4. Conclusion

References

High Transitivity in Hua

1. The Syntax of "To- Support"

2. The Function of "To- Support"

3. Conclusions

References

Aspect and Transitivity in (Nicola Lake) Okanagan

1. The Aspect Hypothesis

2. The Customary Involvement Hypothesis

3. The Control Hypothesis

4. Two Definitions of Transitivity

5. Conclusion

References

On the Object Relation in Bantu

1. Grammatical Relations in Bantu

2. Object Properties

3. Access to Object Properties

4. Typology of Object Properties

5. History of Object Properties

References

Transitivity in a Czech Folk Tale

1. Introduction

2. The Text

3. Foregrounding and Sequentiality

4. Transitivity and Sequentiality

5. Transitivity and Foregrounding

6. Some Detail

7. Conclusions

References

Individuation Hierarchies in Manam

1. Introduction

2. Ditransitive Verbs

3. Benefactive Construction

4. Source Construction

5. Verbs of Mental Disposition

6. Verbs of Excretion/Secretion

7. Summary

References

The Development of Object Markers in Serial Verb Languages

1. Evidence from Mandarin Chinese

2. Evidence from Akan

3. Evidence from Ga

4. Evidence from Idoma

5. Word Order, Definiteness, Polarity, Aspect, and Pragmatic Function in Discourse

6. Parallel between Diachronie and Ontogenetic Development of Object Coding

7. Conclusions

References

On the Transitivity of 'Say' Verbs

1. Introduction

2. Intransitive Characteristics of 'Say' Sentences

3. The Nontransitive Characteristics of 'Say' Constructions

References

Prominence, Cohesion, and Control: Object-Controlled Predicate Nominals in Russian

1. Objects as Controllers of Predicate Nominals

2. Rule Conditions

3. Semantic Conditions

4. Conclusions

References

Chickasaw Agreement Morphology: A Functional Explanation

1. Chickasaw Agreement Affixes

2. The Use of Agreement Affixes as a Function of Transitivity and Involvement

3. Transitivity and Involvement: Conclusions

References

Some Semantic Aspects of Yi- and Bi- in San Carlos Apache

1. Descriptions of Yi- and Bi- in Navajo

2. Inadequacy of Navajo Hypotheses for Western Apache

3. Semantic Basis for Yi-IBi- Distinction

4. Yi- as Marker of High Transitivity

References

The Origins of Grammatical Encoding of Events

1. Prototypical Events

2. Canonical Sentence Forms

References

Transitivity and Objecthood in Japanese

1. Introduction

2. Case Marking of Major Theme, Subject, and Object NPs

3. The Dual Role of NP2-ga

4. Objecthood in Japanese

5. Reanalysis of Theme and Subject NPs

6. Summary

References

Index

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