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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Main Author: Beatriz Martínez Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2008-05-01
Series:Journal of English Studies
Online Access:https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/jes/article/view/130