This paper aims to reconstruct the grammaticalization pathway of a disyllabic passive marker in Caijia—a²¹sɿ⁵⁵, composed of a³³ ‘take’ and sɿ⁵⁵ ‘give’. We propose that the passive agent marker a²¹sɿ⁵⁵ is derived from the canonical ditransitive construction formed by a³³ ‘take’ and sɿ⁵⁵ ‘give’, [a³³ T sɿ⁵⁵ R] ‘take T to R’, via an intermediate stage of reflexive causative.
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