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In linguistics, causative alternation is a cross-linguistic phenomenon in which certain verbs that express a change of state (or a change of degree) can be used transitively or intransitively.〔Levin, Beth. "Causative Alternation". ''English Verb Classes and Alternations''. Chicago: University Press of Chicago, 1993. 26–27. Print.〕〔Schäfer, Florian. 2009. "The Causative Alternation". Language and Linguistics Compass 3.2: 641. Print.〕 A causatively alternating verb, such as "open", has both a transitive meaning ("I opened the door") and an intransitive meaning ("The door opened"). When causatively alternating verbs are used transitively they are called causatives since, in the transitive use of the verb, the subject is ''causing'' the action denoted by the intransitive version. When causatively alternating verbs are used intransitively, they are referred to as anticausatives or inchoatives because the intransitive variant describes a situation in which the ''theme'' participant (in this case "the door") undergoes a change of state, becoming, for example, "opened".〔〔Coppock, Elizabeth. "The Logical and Empirical Foundations of Baker's Paradox." Diss. Standford, 2008. ''ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.'' Web. 2 Oct. 2013. p. 20.〕 ==Basic example== Example of the causative alternation with the English verb 'break': ::(1) English :::(1a) Transitive Use (Causative): ''John broke the vase.'' :::(1b) Intransitive Use (Anticausative): 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Causative alternation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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