Indirect Object (definition) - Revision history

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 ==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

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 ==See Also==
-[[Valence (definition)]]
+*[[Valence (definition)]]
-[[Double Object Constructions (definition)]]
+*[[Double Object Constructions (definition)]]
 ==External Links==

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 ==References==
 *[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnIndirectObject.htm SIL entry on indirect object]
-*Carnie, Andrew (2006) ''Syntax: A Generative Introduction'', Malden: Wiley Blackwell.
+*Carnie, Andrew (2006) ''Syntax: A Generative Introduction'', 2nd Edition, Malden: Wiley Blackwell.
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category: Syntax]]
 [[Category: Grammatical Relations]]

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 ''For the description of Indirect objects in Scottish Gaelic see the article [[Indirect Object]]
-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 (definition)|noun phrase]] after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory [[Prepositional Phrase (definition)|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.
+An 'indirect object' (also referred to as 'secondary object') appears in the environment of a [[Ditransitive (definition)|ditransitive]] verb, where the 'indirect object' is the first [[Noun Phrase (definition)|noun phrase]] after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory [[Prepositional Phrase (definition)|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

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 ''For the description of Indirect objects in Scottish Gaelic see the article [[Indirect Object]]
-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 (definition)|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.
+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 (definition)|noun phrase]] after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory [[Prepositional Phrase (definition)|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

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 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.
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 # Dave bought '''Melissa''' the flowers
 # Dave bought the flowers '''for Melissa'''

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

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	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).		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).
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		+	#. *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.’
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	==See Also==		==See Also==