Abstract
Within RG, it has been proposed that there are two classes of intransitive predicates: those which take initial 1s (“unergative predicates”) and those which take initial 2s (“unaccusative predicates”) (Perlmutter 1978). In unaccusative structures, the 2 generally advances to 1 satisfying the Final 1 Law (this advancement termed “unaccusative advancement”):
In those languages where it is possible to argue on syntatic grounds for the distinction between unergative and unaccusative predicates, the latter tends to have 1s (or more neutrally, arguments) to which no volition or intent is attributed (see Rosen 1984).
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Aissen, J.L. (1987). Unaccusative Clauses. In: Tzotzil Clause Structure. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3741-3_6
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