Changing valency : case studies in transitivity / edited by R.M.W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald.

This book provides a general perspective on valency-changing mechanisms - passives, antipassives, causatives, applicatives - in the languages of the world. It contains a comprehensive typology of causatives by R.M.W. Dixon, and detailed descriptions of valency-changing mechanisms in ten individual l...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Other Authors:	Dixon, Robert M. W., Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡. (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb. Grammar, Comparative and general > Transitivity. Grammar, Comparative and general > Voice. Typology (Linguistics) Dependency grammar.