Dative alternation
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The term dative alternation is used to refer to the alternation between a prepositional indirect-object construction (The girl gave milk to the cat) and a double-object construction (The girl gave the cat milk), especially in English.
Comments
This term replaces the earlier terms dative movement or dative shift, which assume a transformational account.
References
- Abreu Gomes, Christina. 2003. Dative alternation in Brazilian Portuguese: typology and constraints. Language Design 5:67-78. http://elies.rediris.es/Language_Design/LD5/abreu.pdf
- Demonte, V. (1995) Dative alternation in Spanish. Probus 7:5-30
