Verb-deriving processes in Basque

This paper assumes that the Basque suffix -tu is an inflection suffix with a perfective value in analytical verb forms. However, it shows that addition of this suffix is the only overt change required to turn items of several categories into a participle (the verb citation form in Basque). The paper...

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Main Author: Juan Carlos Odriozola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UPV/EHU Press 2003-02-01
Series:Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo"
Online Access:https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ASJU/article/view/9719
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description This paper assumes that the Basque suffix -tu is an inflection suffix with a perfective value in analytical verb forms. However, it shows that addition of this suffix is the only overt change required to turn items of several categories into a participle (the verb citation form in Basque). The paper focuses on this derivational process, and shows that the auxiliary valences, theta-roles of arguments and aspect features of derived verbs all are closely related to subcategorization features of derivational bases, which are nouns, adjectives, adverbs and even postpositional phrases.
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spelling doaj.art-8f41b451e13449d49150b4c575ac34622022-12-22T04:04:51ZengUPV/EHU PressAnuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo"0582-61522444-29922003-02-0110.1387/asju.9719Verb-deriving processes in BasqueJuan Carlos OdriozolaThis paper assumes that the Basque suffix -tu is an inflection suffix with a perfective value in analytical verb forms. However, it shows that addition of this suffix is the only overt change required to turn items of several categories into a participle (the verb citation form in Basque). The paper focuses on this derivational process, and shows that the auxiliary valences, theta-roles of arguments and aspect features of derived verbs all are closely related to subcategorization features of derivational bases, which are nouns, adjectives, adverbs and even postpositional phrases.https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ASJU/article/view/9719
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title Verb-deriving processes in Basque
title_full Verb-deriving processes in Basque
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title_short Verb-deriving processes in Basque
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url https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ASJU/article/view/9719
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