CAUSATIVES AND UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR*

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Transactions of the Philological SocietyVolume 73, Issue 1 p. 1-32 CAUSATIVES AND UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR* Bernard Comrie, Bernard ComrieSearch for more papers by this author Bernard Comrie, Bernard ComrieSearch for more papers by this author First published: November 1974 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-968X.1974.tb01155.xCitations: 21 * The work reported on in this article is part of a much larger project to investigate the applicability of the Case Hierarchy to natural languages, which I am carrying out together with E. L. Keenan (cp. Keenan and Comrie, 1972). We hope to report in greater detail, at a later date, on other aspects of this work, which has necessarily been condensed in articles for publication. Most of the work on causatives has been carried out by myself, though in view of our close cooperation on all aspects of the Case Hierarchy I should like to express my obligation and gratitude to E. L. Keenan. Preliminary versions of this paper have been presented to seminars at the universities of Bremen, Cambridge, and Hanover, and at the October 1973 meeting of the Philological Society; I am grateful to all those who participated in the ensuing discussions. I should also like to thank my numerous informants, without whose generosity and patience this paper could never have been written. The present paper contains all the theoretical apparatus I have built up as a result of this work on causatives, though in the fuller version I hope ultimately to expand considerably the exemplificatory material. The following abbreviations are used throughout: Subj = Subject, DO=Direct object, IO=Indirect object, Obl=Other oblique cases, M=Matrix, E=Embedded, MS=Matrix subject, ES=Embedded subject, S=Sentence, V=Verb, NP=Noun phrase. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume73, Issue1November 1974Pages 1-32 RelatedInformation