An NSM Approach to the Meaning of Tear and Its
An NSM Approach to the Meaning of Tear and Its

Argument linearization in Dutch and German: a multifactorial
Argument linearization in Dutch and German: a multifactorial

... animate object. Whereas experiencer-subject and causative psych verbs can passivize, unaccusative psych verbs can not. In German experiencer-subject and causative psych verbs assign accusative case to the object, and unaccusative psych verbs assign dative case. In the German study yet another verb t ...

Dative shift

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