#+setupfile: ../headers * Functional System ** Grammatical Relationship :noexport: # Examplify some simple intransitive, transitive, and ditransitive # clauses. Three-argument clauses may not unequivocally exist. # - What are the grammatical erlations of this language? Give # morphosyntactic evidence for each one that you propose. # - Subject? # - Ergative? # - Absolutive? # - Direct object? # - Indirect object? # There are basically four possible sources of evidence for # grammatical relations: # - morphological case on NPs # - person marking on verbs # - constituent order # - some pragmatic hierarchy # - Is the system of grammatical relations in basic (affirmative, # declarative) clauses organized according to a # nominative/accusative, ergative/absolutive, tripartite, or some # other system? # - Is there a split system for organizing grammatical relations? If # so, what determines the split? # - Is there split instransitivity? If so, what semantic or # discourse/pragmatic factor conditions the split? # - Does the system for pronouns and/or person marking on verbs # operate on the same basis as that of full NPs? # - Are there different grammatical-relation systems depending on # the clause type (e.g. main vs. dependent clauses, affirmative # vs. negative clauses)? # - Are there different grammatical-relation assignment systems # depending on the tense and/or aspect of the clause? # - Are there any syntactic processes (e.g. conjunction reduction, # relativization) that operate on an ergative/absolutive basis? ** Constructions Linked to Voice and Valence :noexport: ** Valence Increase :noexport: *** Causative *** Applicative *** Dative Shift *** Dative Interest *** External Possession