Diathesis alternations and NP semantics * Barbara
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In this paper we examine the relationships among diathesis alternations, the semantics of verbs, and the referential status of NPs. Some diathesis shifts are argued to involve changes in the semantic type of NP arguments, including possible alternations between ‘referential’ NPs and ‘property-type’ NPs. We explore applications of this approach to alternations of Genitive and Accusative, both with intensional verbs like ždat’ ‘wait’and with the Genitive of Negation.
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