Abstract
In this paper we attempt to characterise some elements of morphological causation as expressed in modern Irish. Three types of causation may be identified: lexical, periphrastic and morphological. In terms of the relative weightings of each type, the morphological causative is the least productive. Its use appears to be highly constrained to two very specific domains and it is signalled by particular morphological affixes. Lexical causatives are more productive than the morphological causative. By contrast, periphrastic or analytical causatives are highly productive and wide-ranging in their deployment. We concentrate in this analysis on some data on morphological causation.
Recommended Citation
Nolan, Brian
(2002)
"A Brief Characterisation of Morphological Causation in Irish,"
The ITB Journal:
Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
doi:10.21427/D7HP7D
Available at:
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/itbj/vol3/iss1/6
DOI
10.21427/D7HP7D