Bivalency and intransitivity : antipassives and the syntax of voice / David A. Basilico

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Basilico, David A., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 174.

Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 174

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Antipassive voice.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"One of the few full-length, theoretical treatments of the antipassive construction, this book provides an in-depth study of antipassives and their interaction with applicatives and causatives in natural language, three constructions that have long represented a puzzle to syntacticians. It argues that the antipassive reveals more about the introduction of the external argument than the demotion or elimination of the direct object, and demonstrates that there are at least two types of antipassives: Voice antipassives and verbalizing antipassives. Other valency-changing phenomena, like the applicative, causative, and reflexive, and their interaction with the antipassive, are also addressed. The book takes a cross-linguistic view and includes data from the Central Alaskan Yup’ik, Halkomelem Salish, Yidiɲ, Diyari, Russian, and Latvian, among others. Providing an up-to-date theoretical analysis of antipassives within the framework of generative linguistics, this is essential reading for researchers and advanced students whose focus is the syntax/ semantics interface, especially valency-changing phenomena"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Antipassives in Yup’ik and Inuit

The syntax of the antipassive

Voice and v in Salish

Antipassive, applicative, causative

Reflexive antipassives

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 5, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Basilico, David A. Bivalency and intransitivity

ISBN:

9781009417228

1009417223

OCLC:

1570864644

Publisher Number:

CIPO000401427

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license