Comparative Concept: less individuated P (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
less individuated P (sem)
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Alias(se) | less individuated P • LIP |
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Definition
the basic function of the antipassive construction, in which the P - participant is less individuated (indefinite, nonspecific, generic, or even simply plural), since less individuation is an indicator of lower salience. Example: in West Greenlandic inun-nik tuqut-si-vuq 'He killed people', the P participant 'people' is a plural and generic referent. (Section 8.4)