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August 6, 2026Natural Language & Linguistic TheoryOpen Access

The role of root semantics in determining argument alternations

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JBJohn BeaversKJKyle Jerro

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Overview

Argument alternations are analyzed with a focus on root semantics and grammatical properties in Kinyarwanda.

Key Points

  • This study aims to investigate how root semantics influence argument alternations and their interpretations in Kinyarwanda.
  • Expanded the root semantic approach to analyze argument alternations in Kinyarwanda.
  • Examined the applicative morpheme -ir and its role in forming ditransitives.
  • Considered existing theories on templatic constraints and allosemic variation.
  • Demonstrated that root semantics effectively captures diverse effects in argument alternations.
  • Showed the need for a multifactorate understanding, integrating insights from templatic and syntactic variations.
  • Validated that idiosyncratic verb meanings significantly govern argument structures in Kinyarwanda.

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Beavers et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7437f4764cddc9499d5c9ehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-026-09720-9
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