Syntax Files C4

  1. transitive verb
    verb takes both subject and direct object
  2. valency
    number of arguments verb takes
  3. transitivity
    whether there is a direct object
  4. monovalent/monadic
    verb takes one argument
  5. bivalent/dyadic
    verb takes two arguments
  6. trivalent/triadic
    verb takes three arguments
  7. high transitivity
    has agentive subject and theme direct object whose referent is visibly affected by the action denoted by the verb
  8. low transitivity
    appearance of direct object that lacks marking usually associated with that grammatical relation
Author
kiryuu
ID
103754
Card Set
Syntax Files C4
Description
Syntax Files C4 2nd Test
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