Universal #1492

Legacy number: 1492

 Number  1488
 Original  In ditransitive constructions, the theme/direct object may incorporate, but the goal/indirect object may not.
 Standardized  In ditransitive constructions, the theme/direct object may incorporate, but the goal/indirect object may not (per movement in syntax, as opposed to lexical compound formation).
 Keywords  incorporation, theme, goal, indirect object, direct object
 Domain  morphology, syntax
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages surveyed in Baker 1988 and Baker 1996
 Source  Baker 1988: 136-137, Baker 1996: 293

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Discussion
Counterexamples
Potential counterexamples: Mayali (Gunwingguan, Australian) and Wichita (Caddoan) (Baker 1996: 332)
Notes
Cf. #1212. Mardirussian 1975 includes indirect objects as possible targets of incorporation. However, he does not give any example of incorporation of indirect objects.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1212"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">. Mardirussian 1975 includes indirect objects as possible targets of incorporation. However, he does not give any example of incorporation of indirect objects.