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Dative shift
In linguistics, dative shift refers to a pattern in which the subcategorization of a verb can take on two alternating forms, the oblique dative form or the double object construction form. In the oblique dative (OD) form, the verb takes a noun phrase (NP) and a dative prepositional phrase (PP), the second of which is not a core argument. : (1) John gave [ NP a book ] [ PP.DATIVE to Mary ]. In the double object construction (DOC) form the verb takes two noun phrases, both of which are core arguments, with the dative argument preceding the other argument. : (2) John gave [ NP.DATIVE Mary ] [ NP a book ].
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In linguistics, dative shift refers to a pattern in which the subcategorization of a verb can take on two alternating forms, the oblique dative form or the double object construction form. In the oblique dative (OD) form, the verb takes a noun phrase (NP) and a dative prepositional phrase (PP), the second of which is not a core argument. : (1) John gave [ NP a book ] [ PP.DATIVE to Mary ]. In the double object construction (DOC) form the verb takes two noun phrases, both of which are core arguments, with the dative argument preceding the other argument. : (2) John gave [ NP.DATIVE Mary ] [ NP a book ].
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