Arguments and predicate relationships Chapter-11 Documentation and Grammatical Description of Kwom

Verb derivation has been discussed in chapter 10. Arguments and predicate relationships have been treated in Chapter 11. The causative form in Kwom is formed by a morpheme /mà-/ ‘make’ and causative marker morpheme /p̛ə́l-/ ‘cause to’. The causative form can be paraphrased as /mà- p̛ə́l-/ to express a caused action. Double causative construction is also possible. In Kwom, the verb form and tone play crucial role in passive forms. Imperfective passive in Kwom is marked by /-à-/ for singular subject and /-ù-/ for plural subject. Reciprocal and inceptive have been treated in chapter 10. Intransitive verbs, monotransitive verbs, ditransitive verbs have been discussed in detail in chapter 11.