The widerig of the verbal valence - The causative and semi-causative verbs and the problem of argument pronominalization
2015
Abstract
The causative and semi-causative periphrases represent a syntactic context in the framework of which the valence of a predicate is modified. Its redefinition generates new stematics by fusionning two autonomous argumental structures in one.
For each causative pattern there are two distributional schemes with two different dynamics: the clitics pattern bears more parameters as the nominal one, being defined not only by combination of dative and accusative forms but also by raising valence arguments of the verbal nucleus. The raising of pronominal arguments in the French causative structures constitutes the central theme of the present paper.