This paper examines the distribution of the Korean voice morpheme,-I, which marks two
different syntactic contexts, morphological causatives and adversity clauses. A central …

This paper argues on the basis of properties of causatives in Niuean (Polynesian), that
unergatives are not strictly concealed transitives as is often considered to be the case (Hale …

This thesis shows that the mapping of semantics to syntax can be more complex than is
generally assumed. In general, the mapping of semantics to syntax is thought to be many-to …

The paper analyzes two different types of inchoatives in Korean, the I-inchoative and the
zero inchoative, by examining their interaction with adjunct phrases as well as their …

This chapter presents and analyzes the main criterial properties of applicative constructions
as proposed by Zúñiga and Creissels in their position chapter. These properties are as …

It has been proposed that Sentience (the ability to think and feel), plays a determining factor
for argument selection in Blackfoot (Ritter & Rosen 2009; Johansson 2007, 2009; Bliss …

This thesis presents a feature-based approach to aspect. I argue that both viewpoint aspect
and lexical aspect are generated from the presence of functional properties that operate at …

Faka-Niue: Understanding cause in Niuean∗ Page 1 Toronto Working Papers in Linguistics
(TWPL), Volume 31 © 2009 Gould, Massam, and Patchin Faka-Niue: Understanding cause in …

This chapter presents and analyzes the main criterial properties of applicative constructions
as proposed by Zúñiga and Creissels in their introductory chapter. These properties are as …

This study investigates the grammatical status of the so-called Dative particle–eykey and its
implications on the syntax of Korean morphological/lexical passives. We first argue that this …