Comparative Concept: zero coded verb (str)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
zero coded verb (str)
Typ | strategy |
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Alias(se) | zero coded verb • zero verb-coded voice strategy |
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Definition
a strategy with any of the different kinds of voice constructions in which there is zero coding of the function of the voice construction on the verb. Example: John planted the garden with trees is an applicative construction without any overt coding of the applicative function on the verb planted. (Section 9.4)