Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol 2, No 7 (2012), 1536-1543, Jul 2012
doi:10.4304/tpls.2.7.1536-1543

On Type: The So-called Causativization in Persian

Arsalan Golfam, Masoud Dehghan

Abstract


The present study mainly aims to indicate a general classification of causative construction in modern Persian. In this context, transitive and inchoative structures are also analyzed in modern Persian. In this paper, three causative Persian constructions are identified based on Comrie's classification on causative construction. And also different morphological and syntactic strategies of causativizing in passive construction are analyzed. In general, the term causative (henceforth CAUS( describes that which yields a consequence or an effect. On the other hand, the term causation refers to the relationship between a cause and an effect;logically, a cause must exist in order for an effect to take place. In the description of a natural language, causative normally selects a verb or verbal affix that describes causation.


Keywords


causative; transitive; inchoative; Persian

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