negak

Coding frame

Example

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Anake cenik cenik ento negak di bataranne ento.

anak=e

person=DEF

cenik

small

cenik

small

ento

that

negak

sit

di

on

bataran=ne

floor=DEF

ento

that

‘The children sit on the floor.’

Verb meanings , Microroles , Coding sets

Coding set

A coding set is the coding means of an argument. If the argument is only flagged (coded by an adposition or case), its coding set consists of the flag. If it is only indexed, the coding set consist of the index-series (e.g. subject marking). If it is both flagged and indexed, it consists of both flag and index-series.

and Argument types

Argument type

Arguments are classified into cross-linguistic argument types: A (argument coded like the 'breaker' of 'break'), P (argument coded like the 'broken thing' of 'break'), S (sole argument of a verb that lacks A and P), I (argument coded like the instrument of 'cut'), L (coded like the sitting location of 'sit'), and X (all others).

#	SIT	SIT DOWN	Coding set	Argument type
1	sitter	sitdowner	Ø	S
2	sitting place	sitting-down place	di+NP	L

Alternations

Alternation

A valency alternation is defined as a set of two different coding frames that are productively (or at least regularly) associated with both members of a set of verb pairs sharing the same verb stem. Alternations may be coded (marked by an affix on the verb, or by an auxiliary, like the English Passive) or uncoded (like the English Dative alternation).

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Alternation name	Occurs	Comment	Coded?	Derived Coding frame	Examples
C Passive -a alternation	NNever		y
C Passive ka- alternation	NNever		y
C Resultative ma- alternation	NNever		y
C Causative with instrument causee more info	–No data		y
C Causative with Theme causee more info	RRegularly		y		(77) Ketut negakang anake cenik cenik ento di bataranne ento. ‘Ketut made the children sit on the floor.’ ★ (78) Ketut negakang anake cenik cenik ento di bangkune ento. ‘Ketut made the children sit on the bench.’ ★
C Locative alternation (oblique to object) more info	RRegularly		y		(100) Anake cenik cenik ento negakin bataranne ento. ‘The children sat on the floor.’ ★ (101) Anake cenik cenik ento negakin bangkune ento. ‘The children sat on the bench.’ ★
C Locative alternation (argument rearanging) more info	–No data		y
C Locative alternation (argument adding)	–No data		y