dative shift (English, noun)
expansion: dative shift (plural dative shifts)
Senses:
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Relocation of the indirect object of a ditransitive verb from a prepositional phrase to a core argument or vice versa.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: dative shifts
tags: plural