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Argument structure hierarchies and alternations in causative and double object constructions

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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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A cross dialectal view of the Arabic dative alternation [PDF]

, 2014
This paper is concerned with the syntax of ditransitive verbs in Arabic.We concentrate on the vernaculars, focussing in particular on three geographically spread dialects: Egyptian Cairene Arabic, the dominant vernacular in Egypt, Hijazi Arabic, spoken ...
Abdel-Massih E., Abu-Chacra F., Allen C., Bahloul M., Baker M., Beavers J., Borg A. J., Bresnan J., Camilleri M., Camilleri M., Cowell M., Croft W., Dalrymple M., Dowty D., Falk Y., Fassi-Fehri A., Gensler O. D., Hale K., Haspelmath M., Haspelmath M., Holes C., Jackendoff R., Kibort A., Kibort A., Krifka M., Larson R., Levin B., Levin B., Louisa Sadler, Luis A. R., Maris Camilleri, Moutaouail A., Orfali B., Ouhalla J., Pinker S., Primus B., Pylkkänen L., Rappaport Hovav M., Rappaport Hovav M., Retso J., Ryding K. C., Ryding K. C., Sadler L., Salih M., Shaimaa ElSadek, Soltan U., Spencer A., Sutcliffe E. F., Tucker M., Watson J. C. E., Wechsler S., Wilmsen D., Wilmsen D., Wilmsen D., Wright W.   +54 more
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Assigning meaning to light verbs in Turkish

Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2022
Light verb constructions (e.g., give a kiss to somebody) syntactically reflect typical ditransitive structures (e.g., give a violin to somebody) yet it is not clear whether these two structures thematically similar as well.
Duygu ÖZGE, Gülten ÜNAL, İsa Kerem BAYIRLI   +2 more
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Ditransitive Verbs in M. Greek

Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics, 1998
The aim of this paper is to provide a unified account of the properties of M. Greek ditransitive verbs and clarify the nature of differences between Greek and English double object constructions. The analysis is conducted within the Principles & Parameters framework and Minimalism (Chomsky, 1995).
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Verbs of Negative Transfer in Croatian: Syntactic Frames and Semantic Unity

Rasprave Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje, 2014
This paper examines the syntactic and semantic features of a verb class of Croatian ditransitive verbs termed verbs of negative transfer. With verbs of negative transfer, the transfer of an item is performed in the opposite direction of the transfer ...
Jurica Polančec
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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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Cross‐clausal scrambling and subject case in Balkar: On multiple specifiers and the locality of overt and covert movement

Syntax, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 613-652, December 2024.
Abstract We use fieldwork data about cross‐clausal scrambling in Balkar (Turkic) to clarify the nature of movement and its constraints. Balkar has a variety of embedded nominalized clauses, with different subject cases and possibilities for movement.
Tatiana Bondarenko, Colin Davis
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NOR-NORI-NORK saileko perifrasietako aditz laguntzaileak goi-nafarreraz: azterketa eta proposamen berria / Ditransitive auxiliary verbs in indicative and non-indicative periphrasis in high-Navarrese dialect: an analysis and a new proposal

Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo", 2018
The principal aim of this essay is to analyse ditransitive auxiliary verbs in indicative and non-indicative periphrasis in High-Navarrese dialect, in texts written before 1750.
Urtzi Reguero Ugarte
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'Give' Constructions in the Papuan Languages of Timor-Alor-Pantar

Linguistic Discovery, 2012
This paper describes three-participant ‘give’ constructions in ten Papuan languages of the Timor-Alor-Pantar (TAP) family. Generally lacking a class of simple ditransitive root verbs, TAP languages express ‘give’ events by means ...
Marian Klamer, Antionette Schapper
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The acquisition of the English dative alternation by Russian foreign language learners [PDF]

, 2014
Ditransitive verbs include a “recipient” and a “theme” argument (in addition to the subject). The choice of putting one argument before the other (i.e., either recipient-theme, or theme-recipient) is associated with multiple discourse-pragmatic factors ...
Baten, Kristof, De Coster, Evelyn, De Cuypere, Ludovic   +2 more
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