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紀要論文

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OUCCL(Osaka University Papers in Comparative Contrastive Linguistics). 2025, 2, p. 29-40

On the realization of external arguments in nominalizations

Imanishi, Yusuke

Department of Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University

英語

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2025-03

In this paper, I will address the distribution of external arguments in nominalizations and particularly unergative nominalizations in Kaqchikel (Mayan). In Imanishi (2014, 2020a,b) among others, I have proposed, developing Alexiadou’s (2001) analysis of various Indo-European languages, that nominalization in Kaqchikel as well as other Mayan languages is subject to a restriction on the realization of an external argument, stated as the Restriction on Nominalization (henceforth RON). According to the RON, nominalized verbs must lack a syntactically projected external argument. In response to Burukina’s (2021) recent observation that unergative nominalizations in Kaqchikel can contain an external argument in certain cases, I will show that the counterexamples presented by Burukina are only apparent in (at least) the dialect/idiolect of Kaqchikel under investigation. As will be demonstrated, the unergative nominalization that appears to occur with an external argument undergoes causativization/transitivization: what appears to be an external argument is actually the internal argument of a causativized/transitivized verb, thereby providing further support for the RON.

10.18910/103057

103057

On the realization of external arguments in nominalizations

Imanishi, Yusuke

Department of Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University

英語

2025-03

OUCCL(Osaka University Papers in Comparative Contrastive Linguistics)

2

29

40

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/103057

10.18910/103057

https://doi.org/10.18910/103057