This book is an exploration of the syntax of external arguments in transitivity alternations
from a cross-linguistic perspective. It focuses particularly on the causative/anticausative …

Evidence from the Uto-Aztecan language Hiaki (Yaqui) shows that the internal structure of
the verb phrase is tripartite, made up of (at least) VoiceP, vP and a lexical projection (√ P or …

This book is concerned with anticausative verbs, ie, the intransitive version of verbs that
undergo the causative alternation. The main topic is the investigation of the so-called …

This article discusses the transitivity alternation between lexical causative verbs and their
anticausative (inchoative) counterparts. It provides an overview of the semantic, syntactic …

We propose an account of dynamic predicates which draws on the notion of force,
eliminating reference to events in the linguistic semantics. We treat dynamic predicates as …

In this paper, we consider a number of phenomena in English, and other languages (Italian,
Greek, Russian) involving external arguments where prima facie animacy seems to …

This dissertation is about the elements that build verbs, the elements that introduce
arguments, and how these elements interact to determine the interpretation of arguments …

The-st morpheme in Icelandic resembles Romance and Slavic reflexive clitics and some
Germanic simplex reflexives in that it is associated with a number of different uses on …

In this work, I offer a unified analysis of all the constructions that involve a reflexive clitic SE
in Slavic and Romance languages. Next to canonical constructions, in which the reflexive …

Internally caused change-of-state verbs have recently been established as alternating verbs
in languages such as English and Greek, thus becoming an important component of any …