ma(ʔ)-t

Coding frame

V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1

Example

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mamʼatas ɬə= paʔa ǰanxʷ.

ma-mʼa-t-∅-as

IMPF-obtain-CTR-3.OBJ-3.ERG

ɬə=

DET=

paʔa

one

ǰanxʷ

fish

‘He is taking one fish.’

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).

#	GET	TAKE	Coding set	Argument type
1	received thing	taken thing	V.obj	P
2	receiver	taker	V.sbj	A

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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Filter by occurrence:

Alternation name	Occurs	Comment	Coded?	Derived Coding frame	Examples
C Active-intransitive more info	RRegularly		y
C Active-intransitive-causative more info	RRegularly		y
C Indirective applicative more info	RRegularly		y
C Causative more info	NNever		y
C Relational applicative more info	–No data		y
C Passive more info	RRegularly		y
C Control transitive more info	NNever	used as the basic form	y
C Lexical suffix with Middle more info	–No data		y
U Unsuffixed more info	NNever		n
C Middle more info	NNever		y
C Relational applicative with Passive more info	–No data		y
C Middle with Indirective applicative more info	–No data		y
C Indirective applicative with Passive more info	–No data		y
C Middle with Causative more info	–No data		y
C Middle with Relational applicative more info	–No data		y
C Causative with Reflexive more info	–No data		y
C Causative with Active-intransitive more info	–No data		y
C Noncontrol transitive more info	RRegularly		y
C Causative with Passive more info	–No data		y