Universal #156
Legacy number: 156
| Number | 156 |
| Original | Overt object marking in the bitransitive clause other than marking identical to instrumental implies overt dative marking. |
| Standardized | IF overt marking of an object in the bitransitive clause differs from the marking of instrumental, THEN there is overt dative marking. |
| Keywords | direct object, indirect object, transitivity, dative, instrumental |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Blansitt 1988 |
| Source | Blansitt 1988: 186 (iii) |
Discussion
Notes
1. Prototypical bitransitive: “a voluntary transfer, not specifically involving exchange, intermediary, or motion.” The recipient in the prototypic bitransitive is the prototypical dative. In English, the prototypical bitransitive verb is give.
Comment
1. Prototypical bitransitive: "a voluntary transfer, not specifically involving exchange, intermediary, or motion." The recipient in the prototypic bitransitive is the prototypical dative. In English, the prototypical bitransitive verb is give.
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