In linguistics, an unaccusative verb is an intransitive verb that takes a subject argument which is not a semantic agent, and does not actively initiate, or take responsibility for, the action expressed by the verb. Such subject is semantically similar to the direct object of a transitive verb or the subject when in the passive voice.
In linguistics, an unaccusative verb is an intransitive verb that takes a subject argument which is not a semantic agent, and does not actively initiate, or take responsibility for, the action expressed by the verb. Such subject is semantically similar to the direct object of a transitive verb or the subject when in the passive voice.
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