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Double Object Construction (definition)

2012-04-06T09:58:23Z

Hkjung: /* Note */

== Definition ==
A linguistic construction, such as a sentence, can have two objects instead of one object; this is identified as a ''double object construction''. Verbs like give and buy typically used in ''double object construction'' as in (1) and (2).

# Tako gave Zelda the cake
# Dave bought Melissa the flowers

== Note ==
Gaelic does not have double object constructions like (1)-(2), as can be seen in (3)-(4). Instead, the [[Indirect Object (definition)|indirect object]] must appear after the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] and must be contained in a prepositional phrase as in (5)-(6).

3.
:{|
|*Thug||Morag||Bill||leabhar
|-
|give.Pst||Morag||Bill||a book
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag gave Bill a book.'
|}

4.
:{|
|*Bhruich||Morag||Màiri||ugh
|-
|cook.Pst||Morag||Mary||an egg
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag cooked May an egg.'
|}

5.
:{|
|Thug||Morag||leabhar||'''do Bhill'''||
|-
|give.Pst||Morag||a book||to Bill||
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag gave a book to Bill.'
|}

6.
:{|
|Bhruich||Morag||ugh||'''airson Màiri'''||
|-
|cook.Pst||Morag||an egg||for Màiri||
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag cooked an egg for Mary.'
|}

Note the different prepositions (i.e. ''to'' and ''for'') used in (5) and (6).

== See Also ==
[http://gaelicgrammar.org/~gaelic/mediawiki/index.php/Argument_%28definition%29 Argument (definition)]

[[Indirect Object (definition)]]

== External Links ==
[http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Double_object_construction DOC at Glottopedia]

http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/events/tributes/hale/papers/Ch.2_Double_Obj_Construc.2.pdf

http://www.lfg09.net/abstracts/lfg09abs_lam.pdf

== References ==
[http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Double_object_construction DOC at Glottopedia]
<br>
Carnie, Andrew (2007). Syntax: A Generative Introduction. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Syntax]]

Double Object Construction (definition)

2012-04-06T09:48:29Z

Hkjung: /* See Also */

== Definition ==
A linguistic construction, such as a sentence, can have two objects instead of one object; this is identified as a ''double object construction''. Verbs like give and buy typically used in ''double object construction'' as in (1) and (2).

# Tako gave Zelda the cake
# Dave bought Melissa the flowers

== Note ==
Gaelic does not have double object constructions like (1)-(2), as can be seen in (3)-(4). Instead, the 'indirect object' must appear after the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] and must be contained in a prepositional phrase as in (5)-(6).

3.
:{|
|*Thug||Morag||Bill||leabhar
|-
|give.Pst||Morag||Bill||a book
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag gave Bill a book.'
|}

4.
:{|
|*Bhruich||Morag||Màiri||ugh
|-
|cook.Pst||Morag||Mary||an egg
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag cooked May an egg.'
|}

5.
:{|
|Thug||Morag||leabhar||'''do Bhill'''||
|-
|give.Pst||Morag||a book||to Bill||
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag gave a book to Bill.'
|}

6.
:{|
|Bhruich||Morag||ugh||'''airson Màiri'''||
|-
|cook.Pst||Morag||an egg||for Màiri||
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag cooked an egg for Mary.'
|}

Note the different prepositions (i.e. ''to'' and ''for'') used in (5) and (6).

== See Also ==
[http://gaelicgrammar.org/~gaelic/mediawiki/index.php/Argument_%28definition%29 Argument (definition)]

[[Indirect Object (definition)]]

== External Links ==
[http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Double_object_construction DOC at Glottopedia]

http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/events/tributes/hale/papers/Ch.2_Double_Obj_Construc.2.pdf

http://www.lfg09.net/abstracts/lfg09abs_lam.pdf

== References ==
[http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Double_object_construction DOC at Glottopedia]
<br>
Carnie, Andrew (2007). Syntax: A Generative Introduction. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Syntax]]

Double Object Construction (definition)

2012-04-06T09:46:26Z

Hkjung: /* Note */

== Definition ==
A linguistic construction, such as a sentence, can have two objects instead of one object; this is identified as a ''double object construction''. Verbs like give and buy typically used in ''double object construction'' as in (1) and (2).

# Tako gave Zelda the cake
# Dave bought Melissa the flowers

== Note ==
Gaelic does not have double object constructions like (1)-(2), as can be seen in (3)-(4). Instead, the 'indirect object' must appear after the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] and must be contained in a prepositional phrase as in (5)-(6).

3.
:{|
|*Thug||Morag||Bill||leabhar
|-
|give.Pst||Morag||Bill||a book
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag gave Bill a book.'
|}

4.
:{|
|*Bhruich||Morag||Màiri||ugh
|-
|cook.Pst||Morag||Mary||an egg
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag cooked May an egg.'
|}

5.
:{|
|Thug||Morag||leabhar||'''do Bhill'''||
|-
|give.Pst||Morag||a book||to Bill||
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag gave a book to Bill.'
|}

6.
:{|
|Bhruich||Morag||ugh||'''airson Màiri'''||
|-
|cook.Pst||Morag||an egg||for Màiri||
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag cooked an egg for Mary.'
|}

Note the different prepositions (i.e. ''to'' and ''for'') used in (5) and (6).

== See Also ==
[http://gaelicgrammar.org/~gaelic/mediawiki/index.php/Argument_%28definition%29 Argument (definition)]

== External Links ==
[http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Double_object_construction DOC at Glottopedia]

http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/events/tributes/hale/papers/Ch.2_Double_Obj_Construc.2.pdf

http://www.lfg09.net/abstracts/lfg09abs_lam.pdf

== References ==
[http://www.glottopedia.de/index.php/Double_object_construction DOC at Glottopedia]
<br>
Carnie, Andrew (2007). Syntax: A Generative Introduction. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Syntax]]

Double Object Construction (definition)

2012-04-06T09:38:48Z

Hkjung: /* Definition */

Indirect Object (definition)

2012-04-06T09:34:15Z

Hkjung:

An 'indirect object' (also referred to as 'secondary object') appears in the environment of a [[Ditransitive Verb(definition)|ditransitive]] verb, where the 'indirect object' is the first [[Noun Phrase|noun phrase]] after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory [[Prepositional Phrase|prepositional phrase]] . Indirect objects typically express goals and locations for verbs that define a caused change or location or movement, or express a benefactor. For example, the in the following sentences the indirect object is bold faced.

# Tako gave '''Zelda''' the cake
# Tako gave the cake '''to Zelda'''
# Calvin put it '''on the dresser'''
# Dave bought '''Melissa''' the flowers
# Dave bought the flowers '''for Melissa'''

Interestingly in Scottish Gaelic,the sentence types in (1) and (5), where the 'indirect object' precedes the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] is not grammatical as in (6). Instead, the 'indirect object' must appear after the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] and must be contained in a prepositional phrase as in (7).

6.
:{|
|*Thug||Morag||'''Bill'''||leabhar
|-
|give.Pst||Morag||Bill||a book
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag gave Bill a book.'
|}

7.
:{|
|Thug||Morag||leabhar||'''do Bhill'''||
|-
|give.Pst||Morag||a book||to Bill||
|-
|colspan="4"|'Morag gave a book to Bill.'
|}

==See Also==
[[Valence (definition)]]
[[Double Object Constructions (definition)]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnIndirectObject.htm SIL entry on indirect object]
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect_object#Types_of_object

==References==
*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnIndirectObject.htm SIL entry on indirect object]
*Carnie, Andrew (2006) ''Syntax: A Generative Introduction'', Malden: Wiley Blackwell.

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Syntax]]
[[Category: Grammatical Relations]]

Indirect Object (definition)

2012-04-06T09:32:45Z

Hkjung:

Indirect Object (definition)

2012-04-06T09:20:58Z

Hkjung:

An 'indirect object' (also referred to as 'secondary object') appears in the environment of a [[Ditransitive Verb(definition)|ditransitive]] verb, where the 'indirect object' is the first [[Noun Phrase|noun phrase]] after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory [[Prepositional Phrase|prepositional phrase]] . Indirect objects typically express goals and locations for verbs that define a caused change or location or movement, or express a benefactor. For example, the in the following sentences the indirect object is bold faced.

#. Tako gave '''Zelda''' the cake
#. Tako gave the cake '''to Zelda'''
#. Calvin put it '''on the dresser'''
#. Dave bought '''Melissa''' the flowers
#. Dave bought the flowers '''for Melissa'''

Interestingly in Scottish Gaelic,the sentence types in (1) and (5), where the 'indirect object' precedes the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] is not grammatical as in (6)-(7).

#. *Thug Morag Bill leabhar.
give.Pst Morag Bill book
‘Morag gave Bill a book.’

#. Thug Morag leabhar do Bhill.
give.Pst Morag book to Bill
‘Morag gave a book to Bill.’

==See Also==
[[Valence (definition)]]
[[Double Object Constructions (definition)]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnIndirectObject.htm SIL entry on indirect object]
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect_object#Types_of_object

==References==
*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnIndirectObject.htm SIL entry on indirect object]
*Carnie, Andrew (2006) ''Syntax: A Generative Introduction'', Malden: Wiley Blackwell.

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Syntax]]
[[Category: Grammatical Relations]]

Indirect Object (definition)

2012-04-06T09:19:20Z

Hkjung:

An 'indirect object' (also referred to as 'secondary object') appears in the environment of a [[Ditransitive Verb(definition)|ditransitive]] verb, where the 'indirect object' is the first [[Noun Phrase|noun phrase]] after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory [[Prepositional Phrase|prepositional phrase]] . Indirect objects typically express goals and locations for verbs that define a caused change or location or movement, or express a benefactor. For example, the in the following sentences the indirect object is bold faced.

#. Tako gave '''Zelda''' the cake
#. Tako gave the cake '''to Zelda'''
#. Calvin put it '''on the dresser'''
#. Dave bought '''Melissa''' the flowers
#. Dave bought the flowers '''for Melissa'''

Interestingly in Scottish Gaelic,the sentence types in (1) and (5), where the 'indirect object' precedes the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] is not grammatical as in (6)-(7).

==See Also==
[[Valence (definition)]]
[[Double Object Constructions (definition)]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnIndirectObject.htm SIL entry on indirect object]
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect_object#Types_of_object

==References==
*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnIndirectObject.htm SIL entry on indirect object]
*Carnie, Andrew (2006) ''Syntax: A Generative Introduction'', Malden: Wiley Blackwell.

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Syntax]]
[[Category: Grammatical Relations]]

Indirect Object (definition)

2012-04-06T09:16:42Z

Hkjung:

An 'indirect object' (also referred to as 'secondary object') appears in the environment of a [[Ditransitive Verb(definition)|ditransitive]] verb, where the 'indirect object' is the first [[Noun Phrase|noun phrase]] after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory [[Prepositional Phrase|prepositional phrase]] . Indirect objects typically express goals and locations for verbs that define a caused change or location or movement, or express a benefactor. For example, the in the following sentences the indirect object is bold faced.

#. Tako gave '''Zelda''' the cake
#. Tako gave the cake '''to Zelda'''
#. Calvin put it '''on the dresser'''
#. Dave bought '''Melissa''' the flowers
#. Dave bought the flowers '''for Melissa'''

Interestingly in Scottish Gaelic,the sentence types in (1) and (5), where the 'indirect object' precedes the 'direct object' is not grammatical as in (6)-(7).

==See Also==
[[Valence (definition)]]
[[Double Object Constructions (definition)]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnIndirectObject.htm SIL entry on indirect object]
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect_object#Types_of_object

==References==
*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnIndirectObject.htm SIL entry on indirect object]
*Carnie, Andrew (2006) ''Syntax: A Generative Introduction'', Malden: Wiley Blackwell.

[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
[[Category: Syntax]]
[[Category: Grammatical Relations]]