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unaccusatives

UK/ˌʌnəˈkjuːzətɪvz/

unaccusatives is the plural of unaccusative.

Meaning of unaccusative

Noun

unaccusative (plural unaccusatives)

  1. An unaccusative verb.
    • We have seen that Unergatives and Unaccusatives differ in 1) permitting the derivation of an Impersonal Passive, and 2) in licensing purpose clauses, since Unergatives have active subjects, and Unaccusatives do not.1998, Eloise Jelinek, “The Projection of Arguments”, in Miriam Butt, Wilhelm Geuder, editors, Voice and Transitivity as Functional Projections in Yaqui

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Questions about unaccusatives

What is unaccusatives the plural of?
Unaccusatives is the plural of unaccusative.
How do you pronounce unaccusatives?
Unaccusatives is pronounced /ˌʌnəˈkjuːzətɪvz/ (UK).

Words near unaccusatives in the dictionary

  1. unaccursed
  2. unaccusable
  3. unaccusably
  4. unaccusative
  5. unaccusatively
  6. unaccusatives
  7. unaccusativity
  8. unaccusatory
  9. unaccused
  10. unaccusing
  11. unaccusingly

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