Causativeimplementing
Causativeimplementing is a term used in linguistics and related fields to describe the mechanisms by which causation is encoded and realized in a language’s grammar and in computational representations. The core idea is to understand how one event or action causes another to occur and how this relationship is mapped onto form, be it through morphology, syntax, or lexical selection.
In typology, causative implementing is commonly explained through three broad strategies. Analytic or periphrastic causatives use
The semantics of causation involved in causative implementing distinguishes between external causation (an agent brings about
In computational linguistics and language technology, causative implementing informs annotation schemes and semantic parsing. It guides
See also: causative, causative-inchoative, causative morphology, semantic role labeling, event semantics.