This book provides a comprehensive typological account of voice syncretism, focusing on
resemblance in formal verbal marking between two or more of the following seven voices …

The present paper offers an analysis of the transitivizing and intransitivizing preverbs (semi-
bound verbal prefixes) in Vedic Sanskrit. I will argue that the (in) transitivizing force of these …

This paper surveys the valency-increasing constructions that apply to motion verbs in 49
genetically diverse languages. These include causative constructions, a variety of …

Western Austronesian languages are typically defined in contrast to Oceanic languages as
possessing a system of 'symmetrical'voice alternations (Himmelmann 2005a). These are …

Abstract In comparison to English, Spanish constructions of argument structure are highly
verb-constrained (eg, Goldberg, Adele E. 2006. Constructions at work: The nature of …

The article focuses on antipassive formation in Adyghe and Kabardian (Circassian< West
Caucasian), polysynthetic languages with ergative alignment of basic morphosyntax. The …

In this paper I discuss transitivity in Murrinh-Patha, a non-Pama-Nyungan polysynthetic
language from northern Australia. I survey the range of bivalent clauses in Murrinh-Patha …

This paper examines a series of voice alternations in Kelabit, a Western Austronesian
language of Northern Sarawak. Traditionally, Western Austronesian languages are …

Submission note: A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy to the School of Arts, Communication, and Critical Enquiry, Faculty of …

The present paper describes a transitivity distinction that is attested in some Tibeto-Burman
(TB) languages of the West Himalayish (WH) subgroup. The relevant distinction is encoded …