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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.  
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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.
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
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*[[Argument (definition)|Argument]]
 
*[[Argument (definition)|Argument]]
 
*[[Valence (definition)|Valence]]
 
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*[[Passive Voice (definition)]]
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*[[Passives]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
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*wikipedia article on Valency: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valency_(linguistics)
 
*wikipedia article on Valency: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valency_(linguistics)
  
 
==References==
 
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*Carnie, A. (2013) Syntax: A Generative Introduction.'' 3rd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.
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*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
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Latest revision as of 09:12, 4 September 2012

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.

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

  • Carnie, A. (2013) Syntax: A Generative Introduction. 3rd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.
  • Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.