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The papers in this volume explore aspects of "GIVE" and "GIVE-type" verbs across languages. They document a range of constructional possibilities with "GIVE" verbs, as well as addressing issues relating to the morphology, syntax and semantics of "GIVE" constructions. Topics covered include: the object status of the "THING" and "RECIPIENT" in double object and applicative constructions; the syntactic and semantic features needed to construct a "GIVE" clause in Sochiapan Chinantec, including an animacy hierarchy, active versus passive, antipassive, and direct versus inverse voice; the extent of causative use of a two-place predicate "GIVE" in Dutch; and a case study of the acquisition of forms relating to possession by a two-year-old English speaker.

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
John Newman (Ed.)
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published
1998
Language
EN
ISBN
9781556196485
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Linguistics, Language Learning, Literary Fiction

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