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# '''Initiator - Verb - Coverb - Associate (IVCA):''' used for when the verb is an action involving the production of the associate from the initiator in some way. | # '''Initiator - Verb - Coverb - Associate (IVCA):''' used for when the verb is an action involving the production of the associate from the initiator in some way. | ||
# '''Initiator - Associate - Verb (IAV):''' used for when the verb is a non-literal or non-physical action. This commonly includes irrealis, negative, vague, and other related statements. The lack of specificity for the true relationship between the verb and arguments that the other word orders express is due to the lack of tangibility to the event in discussion. | # '''Initiator - Associate - Verb (IAV):''' used for when the verb is a non-literal or non-physical action. This commonly includes irrealis, negative, vague, and other related statements. The lack of specificity for the true relationship between the verb and arguments that the other word orders express is due to the lack of tangibility to the event in discussion. | ||
# '''Verb - Initiator - Associate (VIA):''' used for when the verb is a relationship between the initiator and associate. It can be argued that "initiator" and "associate" are misnomers within this word order because no action is being taken. However, their usage can be justified as the argument in the initiator position is always dominant or equal to the argument in the | # '''Verb - Initiator - Associate (VIA):''' used for when the verb is a relationship between the initiator and associate. It can be argued that "initiator" and "associate" are misnomers within this word order because no action is being taken. However, their usage can be justified as the argument in the initiator position is always dominant or equal to the argument in the associate position. | ||
=== Animacy and Agency === | === Animacy and Agency === | ||