University Tehran Language Research 2251-9289 4 1 2013 04 21 Causative alternation in Persian Causative alternation in Persian 75 94 35928 10.22059/jolr.2013.35928 FA Ali Safari Hazrat Masoumeh University Gholamhosain Karimi Doustan Journal Article 2012 06 10 In this article, the causative alternation in Persian is discussed. First, it is shown that Persian anticausative verbs involve a CAUSE component and an implicit external argument. Second, we claim that causative alternation arises when a single change-of-state verb invokes more than one semantic frame (Fillmore, 1985): causative frame and anticausative frame. These semantic frames are the result of focusing a special part of the schematic scene described by the verb and together with the relevant syntactic frame, they are represented as lower level constructions (Iwata, 2008). Third, the role of arguments in participation in causative alternation can be accounted in a usage-based model of grammar. Based on this view, constructions sanction linguistic expressions as a whole.<br /> <br />  In this article, the causative alternation in Persian is discussed. First, it is shown that Persian anticausative verbs involve a CAUSE component and an implicit external argument. Second, we claim that causative alternation arises when a single change-of-state verb invokes more than one semantic frame (Fillmore, 1985): causative frame and anticausative frame. These semantic frames are the result of focusing a special part of the schematic scene described by the verb and together with the relevant syntactic frame, they are represented as lower level constructions (Iwata, 2008). Third, the role of arguments in participation in causative alternation can be accounted in a usage-based model of grammar. Based on this view, constructions sanction linguistic expressions as a whole.<br /> <br />  https://jolr.ut.ac.ir/article_35928_60d7cf87df928c92fed36db9b19e8a7b.pdf