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| + | ''Transitivity '' describes the number of arguments a verb can take. Transitivity is the umbrella term that contains a set of types including: unaccusative, transitive, intransitive, and unergative. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Unaccusative (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Transitive (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Intransitive (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Unergative (definition)]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitivity_(grammar) | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Kibort, A. (2008). "Transitivity." GrammaticalFeatures.net http://www.grammaticalfeatures.net/features/transitivity.html. | ||
| + | *Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. | ||
| + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Syntax]] | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
[[Category: Semantics]] | [[Category: Semantics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:03, 4 September 2012
Transitivity describes the number of arguments a verb can take. Transitivity is the umbrella term that contains a set of types including: unaccusative, transitive, intransitive, and unergative.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
References
- Kibort, A. (2008). "Transitivity." GrammaticalFeatures.net http://www.grammaticalfeatures.net/features/transitivity.html.
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
