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Studies in Ditransitive Constructions: A Comparative Handbook

By Bernard Comrie , Martin Haspelmath , Andrej Malchukov

Book information

Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
2010
ISBN
3110220369, 9783110220360
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3999142 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
777\792
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-06-30 00:56:50

Description

This rich volume explores the cross-linguistic variation in ditransitive constructions, syntactic patterns of 'give'-like verbs taking Agent, Theme and Recipient arguments. The volume includes a typological overview of ditransitive constructions, the editors' questionnaire, as well as 23 in-depth studies of ditransitive constructions in languages from all over the world, written by leading experts.

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