THE EPIPHENOMENON OF VALENCE ALTERNATION IN TENETEHÁRA LANGUAGE (TUPÍ-GUARANÍ)

Authors

  • Ricardo Campos Castro UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18309/anp.v1i34.674

Keywords:

valence alternation, argument structure, generative syntax

Abstract

This article aims to demonstrate three different valence alternation processes in Tenetehára (Tupí-Guaraní). The first one is a process of nominal incorporation without valence decreasing. The second construction analyzed here is the antipassive voice. We show that a transitive verb can be “antipassivized” when the morpheme {-pur(u)} is attached to it. Moreover, we claim that antipassive constructions are not restricted to ergative languages. Finally, the third phenomenon analyzed is the valence increasing, which occurs by means of the applicative morpheme {-er(u)}. Based on Pylkkänen’s (2002) and Vieira’s (2001, 2010) proposal, we contend that this morpheme is the instantiation of a high applicative head

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Author Biography

Ricardo Campos Castro, UFMG

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos Linguísticos da Faculdade de Letras da UFMG

Published

2013-12-15

How to Cite

Castro, R. C. (2013). THE EPIPHENOMENON OF VALENCE ALTERNATION IN TENETEHÁRA LANGUAGE (TUPÍ-GUARANÍ). Revista Da Anpoll, 1(34), 347–391. https://doi.org/10.18309/anp.v1i34.674