On Denominalization in Paiwan

938704030002[[abstract]]Verbs are derived from nouns in terms of zero derivation ; Words denoting concrete objects like "nail" ,"water" "shampoo" can also be used as verbs "to nail" ,"to water", "to shampoo" ,to report events associated with the corresponding concrete objects. These verbs are referred to as denominal verbs (Jespersen 1942,McCawley 1971,Green 1974,Clark and Clark 1979,Tai 1997)