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Remarks on transitivity

Tasaku Tsunoda

Journal of Linguistics · 1985 · 290 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Hopper & Thompson (1980) is an important contribution on the issue of transitivity, in which they propose that transitivity consists of the following ten semantic parameters:

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Transitivity in Grammar and Discourse

Paul J. Hopper, Sandra A. Thompson · Language · 1980 · 3.3K citations

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Transitivity in Grammar and Discourse

Paul J. Hopper, Sandra A. Thompson · Language · 1980 · 1.1K citations

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Pamela Munro · Language · 1979 · 966 citations

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An interpretation of Split Ergativity and Related Patterns

Scott DeLancey · Language · 1981 · 632 citations

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<b>Grammatical categories in Australian languages</b> . Edited by R. M. W. Dixon. (Linguistic series, 22.) Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies; Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press, 1976. Pp. 776. Cloth $30.00, paper $17.50.

Alan Rumsey · Language · 1980 · 353 citations

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