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{{Example|Shua múao êcı jí.|The tree falls, caused by me.}} | {{Example|Shua múao êcı jí.|The tree falls, caused by me.}} | ||
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Syntactically, one way of understanding this behavior is by treating {{t|bo-}} as a [[𝑣]] head. Just like in the case of [[unaccusative verb]]s like {{t|ruqshua}}, {{t|bo-}}<sub>𝑣</sub> does not take a specifier (corresponding to the Subject); unlike monotransitive verbs like {{t|maı}}, the “subject” of a {{t|bo-}}<code>X</code> for some ditransitive <code>X</code> is syntactically not a Subject but an Indirect Object (SpecVP). Compare: | Syntactically, one way of understanding this behavior is by treating {{t|bo-}} as a [[𝑣]] head. Just like in the case of [[unaccusative verb]]s like {{t|ruqshua}}, {{t|bo-}}<sub>𝑣</sub> does not take a specifier (corresponding to the Subject); unlike monotransitive verbs like {{t|maı}}, the “subject” of a {{t|bo-}}<code>X</code> for some ditransitive <code>X</code> is syntactically not a Subject but an Indirect Object (SpecVP). Compare: | ||
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[[File:bọdo súq báq shamu.png|thumb|{{t|bọdo súq báq shamu}}. {{t|bo-}}<sub>𝑣</sub> takes no Spec𝑣P and {{t|súq}}, the first argument or “Subject”, fills IO.]] | [[File:bọdo súq báq shamu.png|thumb|{{t|bọdo súq báq shamu}}. {{t|bo-}}<sub>𝑣</sub> takes no Spec𝑣P and {{t|súq}}, the first argument or “Subject”, fills IO.]] | ||
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== Unofficial definition == | == Unofficial definition == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:28, 19 September 2024
The prefix bo- is a passivizer that turns verbs into a passive form.
Refgram definition
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| Morphology: Passivizer prefixes |
In the refgram, bo- is shown to turn transitive verbs into new transitive verbs:
cho
___ likes ___
bọcho
___ is liked by ___
Bu bọcho jí kúne.
I'm not liked by the dog.
It doesn't say what bo- does for intransitive or ditransitive verbs.
Semi-official definition
However, Hoemaı has since suggested[1] that it might be better for bo- to move the direct object to the front and delete the old subject entirely.
bọcho
___ is/gets liked.
bọdo
___ is/gets given to ___.
This means we can no longer use bộtua and bộtao as agent tags, and so we must use a new word (like ecı).
Shua múao êcı jí.
The tree falls, caused by me.
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Syntactically, one way of understanding this behavior is by treating bo- as a 𝑣 head. Just like in the case of unaccusative verbs like ruqshua, bo-𝑣 does not take a specifier (corresponding to the Subject); unlike monotransitive verbs like maı, the “subject” of a bo- |
Unofficial definition
An unofficial proposal suggests that bo- always makes intransitive verbs, replacing both the old subject and indirect object by sá.
bọcho
___ is/gets liked (by someone).
bọdo
___ is/gets given (to someone by someone).