Alternation ‘Object Adding Alternation’ (Uncoded)

With verbs that undergo this alternation, two constructions are possible: V.subj[A] A-nom P-acc <->; V.subj[A] A-nom; In this group of verbs, we find action verbs with an agent as subject and patient or theme as object: ʾakala ‘eat (sth.)’(ex. 7 and 218), šariba ‘drink (sth.)’, ḥalaqa ‘shave (sth.) (ex. 48 and 202)’, ṭabaḫa ‘cook (sth.)’ (ex. 180 and 213), nabaḥa ‘bark (at so./sth.)’ etc.

Verb Meaning Verb form Basic coding frame Derived coding frame Occurs Comment #&nbsp;Ex.