Syntactic Valence in Role and Reference Grammar
Transitivity has traditionally been equated with the number of syntactic arguments that a verb takes. However, Role and Reference Grammar (RRG) puts forward a new approach that defines transitivity in terms of macro-roles, leaving the notion of syntactic valence aside. It is perhaps for this reason...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de La Rioja
2008-05-01
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Series: | Journal of English Studies |
Online Access: | https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/jes/article/view/130 |