Middle Voice: The Case of Spanish Se

abstract acordarse action active experiencer active zone agent analyzed anaphoric argument basic benefactive body Cantinflas chapter characterization clitic conceptualization Consider the following constitutes construal construction type contrast coreference correlates dative decausativization detransitivization dominion element entity ergative event experiencer's explain external fact Figure following examples function García Glen Gould human participant implies imposed Indirect middle indirect object indirect object constructions indirect reflexive internal intransitive verbs involved Juan Kemmer languages level of control level of participation lexicon linguistic located los calzones María meaning mental activity mental control mental space middle constructions middle marker Nacho niños notion oblique phrases passive experiencer pegó periphrastic phenomenon prepositional phrase problem profiled pronoun prototypical reading recordar reflexive and middle reflexive constructions reflexive marker Relational Grammar respect rompió root intransitive verbs schematic seen semantic Spanish specific split representation squiggly arrow Tachita target domain Tongolele transitive construction Tzotzil unaccusatives Valeria verbs of cognition verbs of emotion volitional