This work investigates the nature and properties of indirect objects and develops a typology of double object constructions on the basis of an examination of a variety of data within and across languages. It argues for a four-class division of double object constructions depending on (a) a type of case on the goal argument and (b) whether the goal is introduced by a zero applicative head or is an argument of the main verb. The central questions addressed revolve around locality, case and the structural representation of double object constructions.
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"This book is a valuable achievement, and should be a starting point for anyone seeking to understand the syntax of distransitives."Cedric Boeckx in: Journal of Linguistics 40/2004 "This book is a well written, easy to follow analysis of direct-object constructions across a multitute of languages."Michael Anderson in: Linguist List 16.956
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Elena Anagnostopoulou is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Crete, Greece.
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This book presents a detailed investigation of ditransitives and the complex syntactic interaction between NP-movement and cliticization in double object constructions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
person nominative objects, intervening dative, quirky arguments, genitive goals, lower nominative, morphological dative case, alternating unaccusatives, embedded nominative, symmetric languages, asymmetric passives, dative moves, monoclausal constructions, clitic doubling, morphological accusative, nominative theme, accusative themes, lexical dative, person restriction, dative arguments, quirky subjects, same minimal domain, double object construction, structural case, double accusative construction, strong pronoun Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Swiss German, British English, Minister Tanaka, Kayne's Generalization, Mainland Scandinavian, American English, Anders Holmberg, Myers's Generalization, Relational Grammar, Rio Platese Spanish, Shortest Move New!
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This book presents a detailed investigation of ditransitives and the complex syntactic interaction between NP-movement and cliticization in double object constructions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
person nominative objects, intervening dative, quirky arguments, genitive goals, lower nominative, morphological dative case, alternating unaccusatives, embedded nominative, symmetric languages, asymmetric passives, dative moves, monoclausal constructions, clitic doubling, morphological accusative, nominative theme, accusative themes, lexical dative, person restriction, dative arguments, quirky subjects, same minimal domain, double object construction, structural case, double accusative construction, strong pronoun Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Swiss German, British English, Minister Tanaka, Kayne's Generalization, Mainland Scandinavian, American English, Anders Holmberg, Myers's Generalization, Relational Grammar, Rio Platese Spanish, Shortest Move New!
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- Clitics in the Languages of Europe (Empirical Approaches to Language Typology, 20-5) by Henk C. Van Riemsdijk on 4 pages
- Studies in Greek Syntax (Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory) by A. Alexiadou in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Modern Greek (Croom Helm Descriptive Grammar Series) by Brian D. Joseph in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Materials on Left Dislocation (Linguistik Aktuell, Bd 14) by Elena Anagnostopoulou in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- German Grammar (Teach Yourself) by P.G. Wilson in Back Matter
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- Minimality Effects In Syntax (Studies in Generative Grammar) by Arthur Stepanov on page 236
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