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| − | '''Dativization''' is occasionally used for [[dative movement]]. A verb is said to be ''dativizable'' (especially in English) if it can undergo dative movement | + | '''Dativization''' is occasionally used for [[dative movement]]. A verb is said to be ''dativizable'' (especially in English) if it can undergo dative movement. |
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| + | throw: ''She threw the ball to me/She threw me the ball'' <br> | ||
| + | whisper: ''She whispered the solution to me/*She whispered me the solution''. <br> | ||
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[[Category:Syntax]] | [[Category:Syntax]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:05, 3 August 2014
Dativization is occasionally used for dative movement. A verb is said to be dativizable (especially in English) if it can undergo dative movement.
Example:
throw: She threw the ball to me/She threw me the ball
whisper: She whispered the solution to me/*She whispered me the solution.
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