Re: THEORY: Four-valent Clauses
| From: | David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, July 29, 2005, 8:31 |
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Tom wrote:
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Is every example of a Four-Argument Verb, in a language with either
Causatives or Applicatives or both?
Does every Four-Argument Clause come from either Causativizing or
Applicativizing a Ditransitive Clause?
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Umm...no? Isn't something like "rent" a four argument predicate
that's neither a causative nor an applicative? That is, "I (1) rented
you (2) a car (3) for five dollars (4)." Those are all arguments of
the verb, right?
-David
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