Studies in Ditransitive Constructions
, by Malchukov, Andrej L.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9783110220360 | 3110220369
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 12/30/2010
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.