Comparative Concept: antipassive construction (cxn)
antipassive construction (cxn)
Typ | construction (def) |
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Alias(se) | antipassive construction |
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Spraakbanken | antipassive construction (cxn) |
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Definition
any construction that is used for a P - participant that is less salient than it usually is in the basic voice construction. Example: West Greenlandic inun-nik tuqut-si-vuq 'He killed people', with an oblique - flag -nik for the argument phrase expressing P and an overtly coded - verb form with the suffix -si, is an instance of the antipassive construction. (Section 8.4)