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Affectees in subject position and applicative theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Kyumin Kim
Kyumin Kim*
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University of Toronto
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Abstract

The aim of this article is twofold. First, based on passives in Japanese and Korean, it expands the domain of the applicative head (Appl) to include an argument in the structural subject position. These languages provide evidence for a new type of Appl, peripheral Appl, distinct from the well-known high Appl in Bantu: unlike high Appl, peripheral Appl is the highest argument-introducing head under T, and can merge above VoiceP. The recognition of peripheral Appl makes it possible to account for the cross-linguistic positional variation among affectee arguments. Second, the article provides articulated clause structures for passives in Japanese and Korean in terms of Appl. The applicative account proves to be successful in providing a unified account of Japanese possessive and non-possessive passives, and of Korean possessive passives and causatives.

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L'objectif de cet article est double. D'abord, sur la base des passifs en japonais et en coréen, il étend le domaine de la tête applicative (Appl) pour inclure un argument en position structurale sujet. Ces langues apportentdes arguments pour un nouveau type d’Appl, soit Appl périphérique, qui est distinct de la tête Appl plus haut bien connu dans les langues bantoues : à la différence du haut Appl, l'Appl périphérique est la tête la plus élevée qui introduit un argument sous T, et peut fusionner au-dessus du Groupe Voix. La reconnaissance de l’Appl périphérique permet d’expliquer la variation positionnelle interlinguale entre des arguments appliqués. En second lieu, cet article fournit des structures propositionnelles pour les passifs en japonais et en coréen en termes d'Appl. Cette approche applicative réussit à fournir une explication unifiee des passifs possessifs et non possessifs en japonais, et de passifs possessifs et causatifs en coréen.

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peripheral applicativehigh applicativepassiveaffectee(non-)agentivityapplicatif périphériqueapplicatif élevépassifargument appliqué(non-)agentivité
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Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 57 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 77 - 107
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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association/Association canadienne de linguistique 2012 

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