Passivization and argument structure in Lithuanian

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Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos dalis / Part of the book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Passivization and argument structure in Lithuanian
In the Book:
Voice and argument structure in Baltic / edited by Axel Holvoet, Nicole Nau. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015. P. 289-322
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Būtojo laiko neveikiamosios rūšies dalyviai; Netiesioginis pasyvinimas; Savybiniai pasyvai; Veiksmažodis; Lithuanian; Oblique passivization; Past passive participles; Statal passives; Verb.

ENI examine the connection between internal case marking, telicity and the ability of a verb to passivize in Lithuanian. Crucially, oblique passivization - verbs which take a case other than accusative, yet form agreeing passive participles - is observed, and raises questions of case preservation. Because not all oblique- case verbs allow passivization, I examine the standard approach to case theory, and, following Babby (1994) and Woolford (2006), propose that instances of non-structural case can be further distinguished as either lexical and inherent case. Additionally, oblique passives are overwhelmingly found to be instances of actional, rather than statai, passives. Statai passives denote an object-oriented result, and thus a connection between telicity and accusative case is found, following similar conclusions for Slavic in Richardson (2007). [From the publication]

Related Publications:
The Passive family in Baltic / Nicole Charlotte Nau, Birutė Spraunienė, Vaiva Žeimantienė. Baltic linguistics. 2020, 11, p. 27-128.
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