dative shift

短语

发音

/ˈdeɪtɪv ʃɪft/

词形变化

dative shifts 复数 dative shifts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Relocation of the indirect object of a ditransitive verb from a prepositional phrase to a core argument or vice versa.

    语言学

    The clauses "I'll throw you the ball" and "I'll throw the ball to you" are related by dative shift.

  2. 2.

    Of a language, dialect, or specific verb, a feature where indirect objects can be given not only in prepositional phrases, but alternatively as core arguments.

    语言学

    English "to donate" exhibits dative shift only in some dialects; while "I donate clothes to them" is universally accepted, some dialects reject "I donate them clothes" as ungrammatical, or at least unnatural-sounding.