A (basic) transitive verb (e.g. ‘A breaks P’) alternates with a (nonbasic) intransitive predicate (e.g. ‘S breaks’) The intransitive sentences depict a spontaneous change in the subject, not cause by any external agent’s action.
| Verb Meaning | Verb form | Basic coding frame | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
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