ambel

Coding frame

1 2-acc 3-abl V

Simplex Verb form

Examples

(38)

(Baapa) (kuucing[=yang]) (kaake=dering) su-ambel.

baapa

father

kuucing=yang

cat=acc

kaake=dering

grandfather=abl

su-ambel

past-take

‘Father took the cat from grandfather.’

(55)

Spaaru oorang pada biini padayang asàambel supii.

spaaru

some

oorang

man

pada

pl

biini

wife

pada=yang

pl=acc

asà-ambel

cp-take

su-pii

past-go

‘Some men took wives and left. / Some men married and left.’

Verb meaning , 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).

#	TAKE	Coding set	Argument type
1	taker	Ø	A
2	taken thing	NP-acc	P
3	taking source	NP-abl	I

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
U Reciprocal alternation	–No data		n
U General NP addition more info	MMarginally		n
U General NP drop more info	NNever		n