15 Questions
Which of the following best describes a causative in linguistics?
A valency-increasing operation that indicates a subject causing someone or something else to do or be something.
What happens to the original subject in a causative construction?
It becomes the object.
Which of the following is NOT a way that languages express causation?
Directly using the verb 'cause'.
What is the normal English causative verb used in periphrasis?
Make
What is the relationship between the compactness of a causative device and its semantic meaning?
The more compact the device, the more specific its meaning.
Which of the following is NOT a valency-increasing operation in linguistics?
Passive
What happens to the original subject in a causative construction?
It becomes the object
Which of the following is an example of a lexical causative form in English?
All of the above
What are some morphological devices that languages use to express causation?
Inflection
What is the normal English causative verb used in periphrasis?
Make
Which of the following best describes a causative in linguistics?
A valency-increasing operation that adds an argument to a clause.
What is the role of the original subject in a causative construction?
It becomes the object.
Which of the following is NOT a way that languages express causation?
Valency-decreasing operations that remove arguments from a clause.
What is the normal English causative verb used in periphrasis?
Make
What tends to be the relationship between the compactness of a causative device and its semantic meaning?
The more compact the device, the more semantically meaningful it is.
Test your knowledge of causative verbs and their usage in linguistics with this quiz! Learn about valency-increasing operations and how they indicate causation in different languages. Challenge yourself with questions on transitive clauses and the transformation of subjects to objects.
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