21. Applicatives and causatives are prototypical valency increasing devices. 22. In 1857, German chemist valency ; different elements bond with different numbers of atoms. 23. There are two ways to change the valency of a verb : reducing and increasing. 24. Tibetan, for example, has two main verb classes : volitional, and valency . 25. This gives rise to dual valency states. 26. This increases verb valency through the transformation of intransitive verb stems into transitive verb stems. 27. Valency was born and educated in New York, graduating from City College and Columbia University.28. It has a valency of 1. 29. The valency characteristics of verbs play a role in the exploration of various mechanisms of syntax. 30. The Valency valley is steep-sided and the sides of the lower section are wooded.
