transitivity

Valency: The Chemistry of Verbs

Think of verbs like atoms in a chemistry lab: just as atoms bond with a specific number of electrons, verbs…

1 week ago

The Specificity Key: Hungarian’s Definite Conjugation

In English, "I see a dog" and "I see the dog" use the same verb form, but in Hungarian, the…

1 week ago

The Agent and the Patient: How Transitivity Shapes Blame and Responsibility

Who broke the window? The choice between saying "The boy broke the window" and "The window broke" is more than…

6 months ago

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