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August 1, 2025Indogermanische Forschungen

Basic valency orientation in Gothic

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MTMatteo TarsiUniversity of PaviaCZChiara ZanchiUniversity of Pavia

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Implication

The article demonstrates new insights into the anticausative alternation in Gothic, suggesting shifts in valency encoding methods.

Key Points

  • A primary finding identifies causativization as the only transitivizing strategy in Gothic, supporting its unique grammar.
  • The study highlights three detransitivizing strategies—voice alternation, reflexivization, and na-derivation—impacting verb formation.
  • This research utilizes a combination of qualitative analysis and a quantitative model to underline Gothic's valency orientation.
  • The analysis shows that na-verbs have become increasingly productive in the context of anticausative alternations, overtaking reflexive constructions.

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Tarsi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af6203ad7bf08b1eae2e23https://doi.org/10.1515/if-2025-0009
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