Alternating ditransitives in English: a corpus-based study
, 2009 This thesis is a large-scale investigation of ditransitive constructions and their alternants in English. Typically both constructions involve three participants: participant A transfers an element B to participant C.
Ozon, G.A.
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The lexical boost effect is stronger in main clauses than in subordinate clauses
Frontiers in Language SciencesStructural priming effects are stronger if there is lexical overlap between prime and target, the so-called lexical boost effect to structural priming. While abstract structural priming is long-lasting and seems to reflect implicit learning, the lexical ...
Rianne van Lieburg, Sarah Bernolet
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Remarks on the ditransitive construction in German
, 2020 This article compares three definitions of "ditransitive" with a view to determining how the differences and similarities between them can be accommodated under an overarching notion of ditransitive that takes into account the specifics of both verb ...
Willems, Klaas
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More than meets the eye: Toward a reassessment of Old English double accusatives
ExELL (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
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Object control interpretations with volitional verbs in infinitive complexes of Early Modern English [PDF]
, 2019 The study investigates object control interpretations with volitional verbs followed by infinitives of ditransitive and complex-transitive complementation in Early Modern English.
Тугай, Олександра Миколаївна
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A Usage-Based Proposal for Argument Structure of Directional Verbs in American Sign Language. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2022 Hou L.
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The embodied typist: Bimanual actions are modulated by words' implied motility and number of evoked limbs. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Rolán K +6 more
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Morphosyntactic Aspects of Ocaina: Between Genetic Features (Witotoan family) and Areal Influences
Mundo Amazónico, 2010 This paper presents some morphosyntactic features of Ocaina, a seriously endangered, underdescribed language of the Colombian-Peruvian Amazon region. Ocaina has an extensive nominal classification system and number markers—dual and plural—suffixed to ...
Doris Fagua Rincón, Frank Seifart
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Development of the relative clause among Chinese-speaking learners of Korean
GlossaThe development of relative clauses (RCs) has been examined through various theoretical frameworks, including the Markedness Hypothesis, the Surface Configuration Hypothesis, the Dependency Locality Theory, and the Absolutive Hypothesis.
Eun Ji Choi, Sunyoung Lee
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Visual form of ASL verb signs predicts non-signer judgment of transitivity. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Bradley C +3 more
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