The structure of events and arguments in associated motion
John Duff
September 2021 

In Santiago Laxopa Zapotec, associated motion prefixes apply to a verbal base to introduce a preceding motion event with the verb’s external argument as the mover. In this paper, I argue that the semantic composition of such complex events is best understood within a broader typology of how heads can introduce new thematic information. In particular, I advance a proposal featuring elements of event chaining akin to causative constructions, together with argument identification akin to restructuring verbs that take subject­less prejacents. In addition to explaining the features of associated motion in this language, the account offers some insight on patterns observed in the general typology of associated motion.

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Reference:	lingbuzz/006190 (please use that when you cite this article)
Published in:	Forthcoming in Proceedings of WSCLA 25
keywords:	zapotec, associated motion, oto-­manguean, argument structure, restructuring, control, semantics, morphology, syntax
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