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Argument structure processing in aphasia: A cross-language and cross-population behavioral study.

Frontiers in Psychology, 2014
Verb processing is problematic in many aphasia subtypes, and verb argument structure effects have been observed on both verb lexical retrieval and morphosyntactic processing in different languages.
Marie POURQUIE
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Recording and explaining : exploring the German ditransitive alternation [PDF]

, 2019
In this discussion note, we offer some thoughts on the relation between explanation and the extensive recording of data from a ‘moderate’ functional point of view.
De Cuypere, Ludovic, De Vaere, Hilde, Willems, Klaas   +2 more
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Optional elements and variant structures in the productions of bei2 to give dative constructions in Cantonese-speaking adults and three-year-old children [PDF]

, 2010
To express object transfer, Cantonese-speakers use a ditransitive ([V-R-T] or [V-T-R] where V=Verb, T=Theme, R=Recipient), or a more complex prepositional/serial-verb (P/SV) construction.
Chow, DCC, McbrideCheng, C, Stokes, SF, Wong, AMY   +3 more
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Error Correction Learning of Second Language Verbal Morphology: Associating Imperfect Contingencies in Naturalistic Frequency Distributions

Language Learning, Volume 76, Issue 2, Page 494-527, June 2026.
Abstract We investigate what is learned from exposure to usage in verbal morphology using an error correction mechanism within an associative learning framework. We computationally simulated how second language (L2) learners would respond to naturalistic input of aspectual usage, characterized by “imperfect contingencies,” given two types of ...
Justyna Mackiewicz, Petar Milin, Dagmar Divjak   +2 more
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New Insights Into Lakota Syntax: The Encoding of Arguments and the Number of Verbal Affixes

Studia Linguistica, Volume 80, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the morphosyntax of transitive constructions in Lakota, with particular emphasis being placed on the encoding of arguments. The analysis of argument marking through verbal affixes in Lakota transitive constructions raises two main questions: the existence or non‐existence of the zero marker for the third person singular and
Avelino Corral Esteban
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Argument structure hierarchies and alternations in causative and double object constructions

Glossa
Many varieties of Arabic display a causative construction that adds a causer to the argument structure of the underlying verb. When this verb is transitive, the causative derivative is ditransitive.
Peter Hallman
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Morphosyntax aspects of ditransitive constructions with the verb DAR ‘to give’ in Portuguese Sign Language [PDF]

Linguística, 2016
In this study we analyze some morphosyntactic aspects of the verb DAR ‘to give’ in LGP (Portuguese Sign Language) in simple declarative sentences, in particular, two properties: (i) the position of the arguments regarding the verb and (ii) the agreement ...
Celda Choupina, Ana Maria Brito, Fernanda Bettencourt   +2 more
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Distributional Cues in Construction Acquisition: A Comparative Study of Native and Nonnative English Speakers Using the As‐Predicative Construction

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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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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Mandarin Chinese ditransitive construction comprehension involves simulating transfer directions: evidence from saccadic tasks

Cognitive 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, Yang Qi, Zhang Yuxin, Zhang Hui   +3 more
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