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| + | '''Valence changing operations''' describe syntactic alternations in which the number of [[Argument (definition)|arguments]] of a verb (i.e., its syntactic [[Valence (definition)|valence]]) changes. These alternations are thought to be the result of operations which increase or decrease the lexically-determined valence of a verb. [[Passive Voice (definition)|passivization]], for instance, demotes a core argument (the [[Subject (definition)|subject]]) to a non-core argument, and optionally deletes it. Other valence changing operations include [[Causative (definition)|causatives]], [[Applicative (definition)|applicatives]], [[Reflexive (definition)|reflexives]], and so on. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Voice in Morphology (definition)|Voice]] | ||
| + | *[[Argument (definition)|Argument]] | ||
| + | *[[Valence (definition)|Valence]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *wikipedia article on Valency: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valency_(linguistics) | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 29 June 2009
Valence changing operations describe syntactic alternations in which the number of arguments of a verb (i.e., its syntactic valence) changes. These alternations are thought to be the result of operations which increase or decrease the lexically-determined valence of a verb. passivization, for instance, demotes a core argument (the subject) to a non-core argument, and optionally deletes it. Other valence changing operations include causatives, applicatives, reflexives, and so on.
See Also
External Links
- wikipedia article on Valency: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valency_(linguistics)
