Alternation ‘Argument-Decreasing Alternation’ (Coded)

Most typically coded alternation; some verbs alternate with no morphological change. Argument-decreasing alternation involves a change from a transitive to an intransitive verb. Here, the verb on the list is taken to be a base form, and its directionality does not necessarily reflect the actual morphological derivation.

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