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Ditransitive Constructions in Laz

Linguistic Discovery, 2011
This paper examines ditransitives in ...
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The syntax of Greek split reciprocals

Syntax, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 713-746, December 2024.
Abstract We provide the first detailed description and analysis of the syntax of the understudied Greek split reciprocal reconstruction. As in other languages, the reciprocal appears to be bipartite consisting of a quantificational distributor (‘the one’) and a reciprocator (‘the other’).
Lefteris Paparounas, Martin Salzmann
wiley   +1 more source

The syntax of (ditransitive) predicates of transference in Dialectal Brazilian Portuguese

Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali, 2016
This article examines the syntax of ditransitive predicates of transference in Dialectal Brazilian Portuguese (DBP), as opposed to Brazilian Portuguese (BP) and European Portuguese (EP) as well as other Romance languages.
Heloisa Maria Lima-Salles
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Between the historical languages and the reconstructed language : an alternative approach to the Gerundive + “Dative of Agent” construction in Indo-European [PDF]

, 2017
It is argued by Hettrich (1990) that the “dative of agent” construction in the Indo-European languages most likely continues a construction inherited from Proto-Indo-European.
Barddal, Johanna, Danesi, Serena, Johnson, Cynthia A   +2 more
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Subject‐Object Asymmetries and the Development of Relative Clauses between Late Middle English and Early Modern English

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 122, Issue 2, Page 308-326, July 2024.
Abstract This paper presents the results of a corpus study on the Wycliffe Bible and the King James Bible, examining the distribution of the pronouns who(m)/which and the complementiser that in relative clauses with a personal referent. The data indicate that the decisive factor in both periods was the function of the gap (subject vs.
Julia Bacskai‐Atkari
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging networks: the role of horizontal relations in the acquisition of the German ditransitive construction

Cognitive Linguistics
In the Construction Grammar framework, grammatical knowledge is described as a network of related constructions. While usage-based language acquisition research has investigated the emergence of taxonomic relations and the development of abstract ...
Patrizzi Laura
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Comparing linguistic judgments and corpus frequencies as windows on grammatical competence: A study of argument linearization in German clauses [PDF]

, 2008
We present an overview of several corpus studies we carried out into the frequencies of argument NP orderings in the midfield of subordinate and main clauses of German.
Harbusch, K., Kempen, G.
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Obsolescence and abortive innovations in variationist approaches to language change

Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 18, Issue 4, July/August 2024.
Abstract The focus of most variationist studies of linguistic change to date has been the emergence and increase of new forms. The opposing process—obsolescence, or the decline and loss of older variants—is less well understood. Addressing several calls for more attention to be paid to obsolescence and its properties, this article surveys case studies ...
Marisa Brook
wiley   +1 more source

Explaining the Ditransitive Person-Role Constraint: A usage-based approach

Constructions, 2004
In this paper, I propose a frequency-based explanation of the Ditransitive Person-Role Constraint, a cross-linguistic generalization that can be formulated as follows: “Combinations of bound pronouns with the roles Recipient and Theme are disfavored if ...
Martin Haspelmath
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The Dative Markers and Their Developments in Hunan Sinitic Languages

Languages
This study is based on a sample of 30 Sinitic languages spoken in the Hunan Province. Its first objective is to explore the types of dative markers, comparing the form of the dative with allative, passive, benefactive, and differential object markers in ...
Xinyi Gao
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