Argument Alternation in Etulo
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Experiential verbs provide information on the type of stimulus experienced by an entity. The experiential verb class provides certain features across languages. One of the features concerns their ability to allow arguments to change positions in their occurrences as subjects and objects in sentential constructs without a resultant meaning change. The present study explores this verb class in Etulo, a Benue Congo language of the Niger-Congo language family. Specifically, this study attempts a description of the Etulo verbs that convey information about an entity’s experience. The features provided by the Etulo verbs are examined in line with cross linguistics features ascribed to experiential verbs. Data for the study were elicited from competent native Etulo speakers residing in Adi, Buruku local government area of Benue state, Nigeria. From the verbs examined, this study discovers that most Etulo experiential verbs allow their arguments to switch positions without any resultant change in meaning. The experiential verbs appear as predicates of involuntary activities, and additional arguments are obligatory for an animate experiencer. The study substantiates cross-linguistic findings on experiential verbs.
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Experiential verbs provide information on the type of stimulus experienced by an entity. The experiential verb class provides certain features across languages. One of the features concerns their ability to allow arguments to change positions in their occurrences as subjects and objects in sentential constructs without a resultant meaning change. The present study explores this verb class in Etulo, a Benue Congo language of the Niger-Congo language family. Specifically, this study attempts a description of the Etulo verbs that convey information about an entity’s experience. The features provided by the Etulo verbs are examined in line with cross linguistics features ascribed to experiential verbs. Data for the study were elicited from competent native Etulo speakers residing in Adi, Buruku local government area of Benue state, Nigeria. From the verbs examined, this study discovers that most Etulo experiential verbs allow their arguments to switch positions without any resultant change in meaning. The experiential verbs appear as predicates of involuntary activities, and additional arguments are obligatory for an animate experiencer. The study substantiates cross-linguistic findings on experiential verbs.
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