Passives in Innu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4559147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynn Drapeau (Université du Québec à Montréal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-201 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of American Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7071 • E-ISSN: 1545-7001 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/663872 |
| OpenAlex | W2307611084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper offers the first full description of three morphologically derived passive constructions in Innu, a language related to Cree and formerly known as Montagnais. Passives of transitive verbs have been described by a number of Algonquianist scholars (Wolfart 1991 and Dahlstrom 1991 for Plains Cree and Rhodes 1991 for Ojibwa). This paper adds to those accounts by encompassing passives of transitive and passives of intransitive verbs, both of which are shown to participate in a single process which leaves the highest-ranking argument unspecified. The paper also reports on a medio-passive heretofore undocumented in the language. The semantic properties of each passive are discussed with special attention to the role of an implicit Agent argument. The three passives discussed in the paper are productive and contrast with stative lexical passives that have restricted distribution and more irregular form and semantics
Argument (complex analysis · Contrast (vision · Linguistics · Ranking (information retrieval · Semantics (computer science · Transitive relation · Verb · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |