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Causation, Permission, and Transfer: Argument realisation in GET, TAKE, PUT, GIVE and LET verbsEdited by Brian Nolan, Gudrun Rawoens and Elke Diedrichsen
[Studies in Language Companion Series 167] 2015
► pp. 195–226
The argument realisation of give and take verbs in Māori
Aoife Finn | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
The case-system of Māori is often disputed. Through Role and Reference Grammar, this analysis examines give and take verbs where both accusative and ergative elements of the grammar intersect in argument realisation. Give verbs hoatu and homai pattern accusatively. There are two verbal forms which lexicalise directionality. With preposition choice, the semantic role of the ‘recipient’ is elucidated. The sense and logical structure of the verb will be altered. The prepositions provide insight into possession in Māori. Take in Māori is realised with two verbal forms. Tango exhibits accusative marking, riro exhibits ergative marking. An examination of the give and take verbs in the marked voice, the actor-emphatic and nominalizations underscore some of the challenges in categorizing the Māori case-system.
Published online: 14 January 2015
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.167.07fin
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.167.07fin
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