Transitivity and Split Argument Coding In Yaqui

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ID4558933
AuthorsLisa Guerrero (0000-0002-6118-913X, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, corresponding author), Lilián Guerrero
Year2022
Volume88
Issue4
Pages535-571
Publication date2022-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of American Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7071 • E-ISSN: 1545-7001
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/720819
OpenAlexW4304207191
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This article revisits transitivity and case marking of non-actor arguments in Yaqui. Yaqui has been defined as a transitive-prominent language because two-place predicates taking accusative arguments marked by -ta are extremely common, while predicates taking indirect/dative arguments marked by -u ‘to’ are uncommon. In addition to -u, there are several other predicates that take arguments marked by -t ‘at’. Two-place predicates with non-accusative arguments have been treated marginally in Yaqui grammar. This article examines coding and behavioral properties of accusative and non-accusative non-actor arguments in Yaqui. Evidence is given to support the claim that Yaqui does not have dative case but instead uses two oblique markers, -u and -t. This article also argues that Yaqui shows two types of split argument coding: verbs taking oblique arguments only and verbs with alternative coding (accusative and oblique

Argument (complex analysis · Coding (social sciences · Combinatorics · Dative case · Grammar · Linguistics · Oblique case · Transitive relation · Language and cultural evolution · Mathematics · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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