Abstract
While Marantz (1984) was the first to present the idea supporting the assumption that external arguments are not true arguments of their verbs, it was Kratzer (1996) who first developed a theory about how Marantz’s (1984) proposal can be executed in syntax. Kratzer (1996) suggested that external arguments are introduced by Voice, which has VP as its complement. Therefore, in recent studies within the Minimalist Program, Pylkkänen (2008) suggested that vP Cause and VoiceP are two independent projections in the inventory of functional heads. The aim of the present paper is to discuss non-Voice bundling parameter as proposed by Pylkkänen (2008) using data from Nyungwe, a Bantu language spoken by 457.290 people in two Mozambican provinces, namely, Tete and Manica, (SITOE and NGUNGA, 2000; NGUNGA and FAQUIR, 2011). In Nyungwe Voice° and Cause° are two functional heads projected independently.
Highlights
IntroductionAccording to Alexiadou (2014), the term Voice (KRATZER, 1996) is used in three ways: first, denoting particular alternation in a
According to Alexiadou (2014), the term Voice (KRATZER, 1996) is used in three ways: first, denoting particular alternation in a verb’s argument structure; second, a morpho-syntactic category of the verb and, lastly, as a syntactic head introducing the verb’s external argument
The aim of this paper is to discuss vP functions based on Nyungwe data that support the idea of Non-Voice-Bundling in this language, i.e., the idea that Voice and Cause are phonologically realized in Cinyungwe (N43, according to GUTHRIE’s 1967-71 classification), a Bantu language spoken in Tete and Manica provinces of Mozambique (NGUNGA; FAQUIR, 2011)
Summary
According to Alexiadou (2014), the term Voice (KRATZER, 1996) is used in three ways: first, denoting particular alternation in a. Using this structure we are assuming that both Voiceo and Cause can be phonologically realized To test that these two languages are non-voice bundling, Pylkkänen (2002, 2008) uses causative constructions that lack an external argument, the causer, to prove that Voice and Cause can be phonologically realized. According to Pylkänen (2002, 2008), the example presented above shows the existence of adversity causative It lacks an external argument, it has a causative meaning. Adversity passive+ by-phrase naming a causing event b)* Taroo-ga sensoo-ni-yotte musuko-o sin-ase-ta. As we look at Nyungwe, we intend to answer Legate’s (2014, p. 111) question “...why is there little morphological attestation of the distinct Voice vs. vo heads crosslinguistically...?”
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