Alternation ‘Inchoative-causative-stative alternation of predicates of location, position and configuration’ (Coded)

S = P. Stative coverbs expressing a position, posture, location, or configuration regularly occur with four inflecting verbs: stative intransitive IV gagba 'be' (stative alternant), intransitive change of location IV gardbany 'fall, change location' (inchoative alternant), transitive stative IV ganimuwa 'have' (causative stative alternant) and transitive change of location IV ganarrany 'put, cause to change location' (causative inchoative alternant). This alternation shows the causative alternants, while the Causative-inchoative-stative alternation of UV with predicates of location, position and configuration shows the inchoative alternants.

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