The Syntax of Ditransitives - Evidence from Clitics

The book 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.

About the author

Elena Anagnostopoulou is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Crete, Greece.

Report

"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

Product details

• Authors: Elena Anagnostopoulou
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2002
• EAN: 9783110170283
• ISBN: 978-3-11-017028-3
• No. of pages: 393
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 30 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 688 g
• Series: Studies in Generative Grammar; Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG]; Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG]
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics