Syntactic Representation of Dative and Double Object Structures

  • Emad Ahmed Al-Tamari English Department, Faculty of Languages and Translation, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Eyhab Abdulrazak Bader Eddin English Department, Faculty of Languages and Translation, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v5i4.300
Keywords: Dative Alternation; Arabic; Single Meaning Approach; Multiple Meaning Approach; Direct/Indirect Object

Abstract

The aim of this study is to present a unified analysis of the dative structures. The study relies on data from English and Arabic that support “the single meaning approach”. According to this approach, both prepositional dative construction (PDC) and double object construction (DOC) are related semantically and syntactically. We propose a dative phrase “DATP” as a complement of the dative verb in both PDC and DOC. Our proposed analysis deals with the restrictions that scope and c-command bring on the order of the direct and indirect objects in PDC and DOC. We follow Bruening (2014, 2018) in his argument against c-command and show that “precede-and-command” (precede and phase command) that he proposes as a replacement for c-command fits neatly in our analysis.

Published
2022-04-28
How to Cite
Al-Tamari, E. A., & Eddin, E. A. B. (2022). Syntactic Representation of Dative and Double Object Structures. International Journal of Social Science Research and Review, 5(4), 229-244. https://doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v5i4.300
Issue
Vol 5 No 4 (2022): IJSSRR VOL 5 NO 4 2022 APRIL
Section
Main Articles

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