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Studies in ditransitive constructions [PDF]
, 2010 This rich volume explores the cross-linguistic variation in ditransitive constructions, syntactic patterns of 'give'-like verbs taking Agent, Theme and Recipient arguments.
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Argument Marking in Ditransitive Alignment Types
Linguistic Discovery, 2005 This paper discusses the patterns of case-marking/adpositional marking and indexing of ditransitive clauses in the world's languages, i.e. clauses with an Agent, a Recipient and a Theme argument. It distinguishes three major alignment types, indirective,
Martin Haspelmath
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Language Learning, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 67-102, March 2026.Abstract This study investigates how distributional cues are integrated into the mental representation of the as‐predicative construction by English native and nonnative speakers, drawing on associative learning theory. We examined speakers’ constructional retrieval when given a verbal cue (Experiment 1) and their verb retrieval when given a ...
Ivana Domazetoska, Helen Zhao
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Agnes Korn, Andrej Malchukov (eds.). Ditransitive constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective [PDF]
, 2020 Cet ouvrage regroupe des articles de différents auteurs issus d’une sélection d’exposés et de posters présentés lors l’atelier “Ditransitive constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective” du colloque Syntax of the World’s Languages VI (2014).
Rochant, Neige
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African Lambdas II: Formal Semantics of African Languages—The Verbal and Clausal Domain
Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT The formal semantic analysis of African languages is still a young subfield within theoretical linguistics. Starting with general overviews of the quantifier systems of individual African languages around two decades ago, there now exists a substantial body of fieldwork‐based and autochthonous formal semantic research conducted by both African
Malte Zimmermann
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Studies in ditransitive constructions
, 2017 This rich volume explores the cross-linguistic variation in ditransitive constructions, syntactic patterns of 'give'-like verbs taking Agent, Theme and Recipient ...
Fedden, S
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Between shifts and alternations: Ditransitive constructions
, 2004 In this paper I present two classes of double object constructions in Modern Greek, i.e., the genitive, as well as the double accusative, ditransitive constructions. I show that these two classes differ from one another in that not both of them permit
Kordoni, Valia
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Cognitive Science, Volume 49, Issue 7, July 2025.Abstract Sentence production is a stage‐like process of mapping a conceptual representation to the linear speech signal via grammatical rules. While the typological diversity of languages is vast and thus must necessarily influence sentence production, psycholinguistic studies of diverse languages are comparatively rare.
Evan Kidd +4 more
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On regression modeling in varieties research
World Englishes, Volume 44, Issue 1-2, Page 57-77, March-June 2025.Abstract One particularly prominent methodological development in linguistics is what has been termed the “quantitative turn”: Not only are more and more studies using statistical tools to explore data and to test hypotheses, the complexity of the statistical methods employed is growing as well.
Stefan Th. Gries
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Ditransitive constructions: creole languages in a cross-linguistic perspective
, 2003 In this paper, we argue that the ditransitive constructions in creole languages worldwide are best explained on the basis of influence from substrate languages in Africa and the Pacific region.http://www.creolica.net/Ditransitive-constructions ...
Michaelis, Susanne (5152463) +5 more
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