Active Voice ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/ActiveVoice
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|_ Linguistic Property
|_ Morphosyntactic Property
|_ Voice Property
|_ Active Voice
Definition:
Associated with transitivity, when the action is performed by an agent (subject) on another participant (object) [McIntosh 1984: 108]. It refers to the category of underived verb forms associated with the basic diathesis [Shibatani 1995: 7].
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Language Code:
fuv
In Nigerian Fulfulde, the active voice is associated with transitivity, when the action is performed by an agent (subject) on another participant (object), or with intransitivity.
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References:
McIntosh (1984:109)
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