Quirky dative objects in Basque - Iker
Quirky dative objects in Basque - Iker
Quirky dative objects in Basque - Iker
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3. <strong>Quirky</strong> <strong>dative</strong> <strong>objects</strong> <strong>in</strong> alternat<strong>in</strong>g verbs<br />
�� Description:<br />
� Objects can be marked both (quirky) <strong>dative</strong> and (canonical)<br />
absolutive <strong>in</strong> some alternat<strong>in</strong>g verbs.<br />
� As a consequence, alternation also between transitive and<br />
ditransitive auxiliaries<br />
(11) Obeditü behar d-üt-ü-gü-la gü beno zaharragoak (Bp I 93)<br />
obey modal expl-3plA expl 3plA-root root-1plE 1plE-KONP -KONP we than older.A<br />
‘We have to obey those who are older than us’<br />
(12) Non haren sensuek arrazoiña-ri obeditzen bait-i-o-te (Ch III 53,2)<br />
wh Her/his sense-E reason-D obedy COMP-expl expl-( -(root root)-DF- )-DF-3sgD 3sgD-3plE 3plE<br />
‘Her/his senses obey the reason’
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