CAUSATIVE FORMS IN JAPANESE,

Abstract

The report introduces six transformations and clarifies their mutual order in the grammar as follows: Intransitivization; ni-Causativization; o-Causativization; Recurring-object Deletion; o-Adjustment; Implicit Understanding. Intransitivization and Implicit Understanding are optional and Recurring-object Deletion and o-Adjustment are obligatory. ni-Causativization and o-Causativization are optional with a condition that, if Intransitivization has been applied, one of them is obligatorily applied.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0613087

Entities

People

  • S. Y. Kuroda

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dutch Language
  • Grammars
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Natural Languages
  • Netherlands
  • Social Sciences

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  • Computational Linguistics
  • Theoretical Analysis.