In linguistics, diathesis alternation or verb alternation occurs when the same verb can be used in different subcategorization frames or with different valency, as in Fred ate the pizza (where ate is transitive, with object the pizza) vs. Fred ate (where ate is intransitive, with no object).
In linguistics, diathesis alternation or verb alternation occurs when the same verb can be used in different subcategorization frames or with different valency, as in Fred ate the pizza (where ate is transitive, with object the pizza) vs. Fred ate (where ate is intransitive, with no object).
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