LING422(Dr.

William)

PE7

September 120, 2012(Dongmin Kim)

Practice: Grammatical Relations and Transitivity 3. A verb can be converted into a prenominal modifier if it is a unaccusative verb, as shown by the words for die, break, sink, but not if it is a unergative verb. 4. A verb can occur with the durative aspectual marker if it is a unergative verb as shown by the words for swim, cry, sleep, but not if it is a unaccusative verb. 5. The unaccusative verbs permit the verbal prefix re-; the unergative verbs do not. 6. The unaccusative verbs permit the floated numeral quantifier associated with the subject; the unergative verbs do not. 7. Low transitivity- the verbs with the experiencer subject do not associate with objects marker, using the nominative particle, -ga in Japanese and i/-ka in Korean instead of their accusative. High transitivity- the verbs whose subject is a volitional agent associate with the accusative.