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Agent, causer and instrument PPs in Greek : implications for verbal structure [PDF]
, 2008 In this paper we investigate the distribution of PPs related to external arguments (agent, causer, instrument, causing event) in Greek. We argue that their distribution supports an analysis, according to which agentive/instrument and causer PPs are ...
Alexiadou, Artemis +1 more
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Subjecthood in Spanish meteorological verbs
IsoglossIn this paper we provide an analysis of meteorological verbs that allows us to account for their distribution in coordinated structures with a non-overt subject in the second conjunct, of the kind it snowed and covered the tracks, focusing on Spanish ...
Diego Gabriel Krivochen
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Glossa, 2017 Split intransitivity (SI) is the generalization that intransitive verbs form two subclasses: the subjects of some intransitives behave like direct objects of transitive verbs, whereas the subjects of other intransitives behave like transitive subjects ...
Shin Fukuda
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Syntax, Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 527-549, September 2024.Abstract Two structure‐building operations are currently posited in minimalist theory: an operation forming sets (set merge), and an operation forming ordered pairs (pair‐merge). I argue that pair‐merge is sufficient to generate syntactic relations, so set merge, also called simple merge, should be eliminated from syntactic theory on grounds of ...
Ken Safir
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Putting it All Together: Agreement, Incorporation, Coordination and External Possession in Wubuy (Australia) [PDF]
, 2010 In this paper we examine the interaction of a number of grammatical phenomena in Wubuy, a polysynthetic language from northern Australia, and show how they can be given a comprehensive analysis within the framework of LFG. While each of these phenomena ?
Baker, B +3 more
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On the Unmarked Passivized Unergative Construction in Mandarin
Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2022 This paper introduces a particular construction named the unmarked passivized uneragtive construction (UPUC). The aim of this paper is to explore the underlying structure of UPUC from generative syntax perspective. In this construction, the subject is an Affectee, affected by the following VO sequence. The VO sequence denotes a passive meaning.
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Auxiliary selection in Italian restructuring: An insight into the size of the clause
Syntax, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 85-122, March 2024.Abstract In Standard Italian, restructuring clauses are characterized by apparently optional transparency effects in the choice of the clausal perfect auxiliary. In the perfect periphrasis, the auxiliary associated with the modal verb can be either HAVE or the one corresponding to the lexical verb (BE or HAVE).
Irene Amato
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On triple auxiliation in Romance [PDF]
, 2017 Romance languages divide into three classes, as far as perfective auxiliation is concerned: as well as languages showing a binary contrast (e.g., French) and languages showing no contrast (e.g., Spanish), several varieties exist in which auxiliation ...
Loporcaro, Michele
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The development of using function word “zài” to learn novel verbs in young Mandarin speakers
PsyCh Journal, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 31-43, February 2024.Abstract The present research examined whether Mandarin‐speaking children could use function words to learn novel verbs and recognize verbs in a new sentential context. In Experiment 1, 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children were taught two novel verbs supported by the verb marker “zài.” The 5‐ and 6‐year‐old children successfully used the function word “zài” to ...
Zhigang Li +3 more
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Real-time production of unaccusative vs. unergative sentences in normal and agrammatic speakers: an eyetracking study [PDF]
, 2010 This study examined real-time production of unergative and unaccusative verbs in sentences in 13 controls and 9 agrammatic speakers, using eyetracking. Speakers constructed a sentence, using written words.
Lee, Jiyeon, Thompson, Cynthia
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