Exploring the domain of ditransitive constructions
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Andrej L. Malchukov
Abstract
Following up on (Malchukov, Haspelmath & Comrie 2010), the paper provides a description of the lexical variation in the domain of ditransitive constructions. It has been shown that the variation is not random, but there are cross-linguistically valid preferences of certain verb meanings (verb classes) for certain alignments, which can be captured in the forms of hierarchies and semantic maps. The ditransitive semantic map has been shown to be able to capture extensions of ditransitive constructions across a wide range of languages, and to be applicable to languages of different structural profiles (making use of either flagging or indexing), as well as to different kinds of alternations, which are represented as areas of overlap in a universal semantic space.
Abstract
Following up on (Malchukov, Haspelmath & Comrie 2010), the paper provides a description of the lexical variation in the domain of ditransitive constructions. It has been shown that the variation is not random, but there are cross-linguistically valid preferences of certain verb meanings (verb classes) for certain alignments, which can be captured in the forms of hierarchies and semantic maps. The ditransitive semantic map has been shown to be able to capture extensions of ditransitive constructions across a wide range of languages, and to be applicable to languages of different structural profiles (making use of either flagging or indexing), as well as to different kinds of alternations, which are represented as areas of overlap in a universal semantic space.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu In Memoriam vii
- Introduction. Issues in contrastive valency studies 1
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Part I. Argument coding
- Multiple case binding – The principled underspecification of case exponency 27
- Infinitives 83
- A labeling system for valency 109
- Non-canonical valency patterns in Basque, variation and evolution 151
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Part II. Valency rearranging alternations
- Exploring the domain of ditransitive constructions 177
- Cognate constructions in Italian and beyond 219
- Object omission and the semantics of predicates in Italian in a comparative perspective 251
- On animacy restrictions for the null object in Brazilian Portuguese 275
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Part III. Voice and valency changing (uncoded/coded) alternations and markers
- Between Passive and Middle 297
- Valency alternations between inflection and derivation 327
- Pronominal verbs across European languages 375
- Semantic constraints on the reflexive/non-reflexive alternation of Romanian unaccusatives 407
- Circumfixed causatives in Polish against a panorama of active and non-active voice morphology 431
- Language index 471
- Subject index 473
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu In Memoriam vii
- Introduction. Issues in contrastive valency studies 1
-
Part I. Argument coding
- Multiple case binding – The principled underspecification of case exponency 27
- Infinitives 83
- A labeling system for valency 109
- Non-canonical valency patterns in Basque, variation and evolution 151
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Part II. Valency rearranging alternations
- Exploring the domain of ditransitive constructions 177
- Cognate constructions in Italian and beyond 219
- Object omission and the semantics of predicates in Italian in a comparative perspective 251
- On animacy restrictions for the null object in Brazilian Portuguese 275
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Part III. Voice and valency changing (uncoded/coded) alternations and markers
- Between Passive and Middle 297
- Valency alternations between inflection and derivation 327
- Pronominal verbs across European languages 375
- Semantic constraints on the reflexive/non-reflexive alternation of Romanian unaccusatives 407
- Circumfixed causatives in Polish against a panorama of active and non-active voice morphology 431
- Language index 471
- Subject index 473
