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Revisiting Hudson’s (1992) OO = O2 hypothesis:A usage-based variationist approach to the English ditransitive construction

open access: yes, 2017
In an important paper on the English “double-object”, or ditransitive, construction, Richard Hudson proposes a hypothesis that conflates the ditransitive direct object, or O2, and the monotransitive direct object, or OO, into the same syntactic ...
Jensen, Kim Ebensgaard   +3 more
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The Complex Domain Matrix of Ditransitive Constructions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This study focuses on the semantics of ditransitive constructions. Its main aim is to show that the semantics of this type of construction is made up of elements belonging to different conceptual domains. In order to fully analyze the complexity inherent
Huelva-Unternbaumen, Enrique
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Old Persian ditransitive constructions

open access: yes, 2019
Old Persian distinguishes two types of ditransitive constructions: the genitive ditransitive construction (see example 1) and the double accusative ditransitive construction The differences between these constructions have been observed in previous ...
Benvenuto
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Passivization of English ditransitive verbs

open access: yes, 2020
The present thesis will attempt to describe ditransitive verbs and their passivization. Ditransitive verbs require complementation by an indirect object and a direct object.
Herrmannová, Tereza
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Ditransitive constructions : A challenge for Italian learners of German

open access: yes, 2023
Many studies have dealt in full length with ditransitive constructions from a theoretical point of view (Goldberg 1995, 2006; Haspelmath 2004, Malkuchov et al.
Mollica, Fabio, De Knop, Sabine
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Development dynamics and cognitive-semantic parameters of English ditransitive construction: verification from the perspective of corpus linguistics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The relevance of the paper is substantiated by the representation of the analysis of utterances generated on the template of ditransitive construction via the methods of cognitive and corpus linguistics.
Tishchenko, S. V.   +2 more
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More than meets the eye: Toward a reassessment of Old English double accusatives

open access: yesExELL (Explorations in English Language and Linguistics)
This article offers a corpus-based update of the Accusative-Accusative construction as part of a much-needed reanalysis of Old English double-object complementation.
Juan G. Vázquez González
doaj   +1 more source

A construction grammar account of possessive constructions in Lancashire dialect : some advantages and challenges. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This study investigates reduction of 1SG possessives in possessive–noun constructions in Lancashire dialect. On the basis of a corpus of twenty-six interviews we show that reduction patterns according to (in)alienability.
Siewierska, Anna, Hollmann, Willem B.
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Mandarin Chinese ditransitive construction comprehension involves simulating transfer directions: evidence from saccadic tasks

open access: yesCognitive Linguistics
Language comprehension involves simulating event representations. However, previous research has primarily focused on discrete linguistic cues, paying little attention to how syntactic constructions influence experiential simulations. This study examines
Zhang Wanyu   +3 more
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Ditransitive transfer constructions and their prepositional variants in German and Romanian: an empirical survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This contribution offers a fine-grained analysis of German and Romanian ditransitive and prepositional transfer constructions. The transfer construction (TC) is shown to be realised in German by 26 argument structure patterns (ASPs), which are conceived ...
Proost, Kristel, Kristel Proost
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