Alternation ‘Object Omission’ (Uncoded)

Optionality of the P argument, according to the interplay of the aspectual characteristics of the predicate, the degree of thematic specification of the subject (i.e., agentivity/control), the inherent characteristics of P (e.g., animacy), the degree of semantic implication (i.e., 'lexical solidarity', Coseriu 1971) between the verb and the P argument, as well as the linguistic and extralinguistic context. As a general rule the object is optional with verbs lacking an inherent final/terminal point, as with activity verbs allowing a resultative use, or resultatives with animate objects in iterative uses, whereby the focus is on the event itself rather than on its impingement on the P argument (Levin 1993: 33, Lo Duca 2000, Cennamo 2003, 2011d, Jezek 2003: 94-104, Siller-Runggaldier 2003, int. al.).

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