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L15 Sub-categorization of verbs Verb: Subcategorization o Verbs can be intransitive, transitive, or bitransitive. * These are called subcategories of verb category: + Ex. 'Intransitive verb' is a subcategory of verb category. o Different verbs take different number of arguments (arguments are theta roles or karaka roles) - Some arguments are necessarily required, called mandatory arguments, without which sentence is incomplete. + Ex.: Ram wept. One argument is mandatory for wept. - The mandatory arguments occur at fixed positions with fixed prepositions (that is, with fixed vibhaktis) o Intransitive verb: Active voice of verb takes only one mandatory argument (as its subject) + Ex.: Verbs: sleep, bathe + He slept. 'sleep' takes: Mandatory argument in subject position. * Subject position: Position immediately before the verb. o Transitive verb: Active voice of verb takes two mandatory arguments (as its subj. and obj) + Ex.: Verbs: eat, kick + He ate an apple. 'ate' takes: Mandatory arguments in subject and object position. * Object position: Position immediately after the verb (and without preposition in the NP). o Bi-transitive verb: Active voice of verb takes three mandatory arguments (as its subj. and object and object2) + Ex.: Verb: give + Ram gave Mohan an apple. 'give' takes: Mandatory arguments in subject position and object and object2 position. * Object2 position: Position immediately after the object position and without preposition. o Positions such as subj, obj, obj2 are vibhaktis. - Subcategorization is vibhakti level sub-classification..........................................NEXT PREVIOUS INDEX