The applicative voice (/əˈplɪkətɪv/; abbreviated APL or APPL) is a grammatical voice that promotes an oblique argument of a verb to the core object argument. It is generally considered a valency-increasing morpheme. The applicative is often found in agglutinative languages, such as the Bantu languages[1] and Austronesian languages.[2] Other examples include Nuxalk, Ubykh, and Ainu.
- ^ Jerro, Kyle Joseph. (2016). The Syntax and Semantics of Applicative Morphology in Bantu (Doctoral dissertation). University of Texas at Austin.
- ^ Kikusawa, Ritsuko. (2012). On the Development of Applicative Constructions in Austronesian Languages. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 36(4), 413–455.