Quirky dative objects in Basque - Iker
Quirky dative objects in Basque - Iker
Quirky dative objects in Basque - Iker
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1. Prelim<strong>in</strong>aries<br />
� Ergative language<br />
� ABS marked <strong>objects</strong> / DAT marked <strong>in</strong>direct <strong>objects</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> sentences with bivalent and trivalent verbs.<br />
� Rich verbal agreement system: agreement with E,<br />
A and D arguments. Transitive and ditransitive<br />
auxiliaries.<br />
(1) Ni-k ZU ikusi Z-a- -a-it-u it-u-T<br />
I-E you.A see.ASP 2A-plA 2A plA-root root-1sgE 1sgE<br />
‘I saw you’<br />
(2) Ni-k<br />
ZU-RI<br />
LIBURUA eman d-i-ZU d-i ZU-T -T<br />
I-E you-D book.A give.ASP (3A)-expl expl-( -(root root)-DF )-DF-2D 2D-1sgE 1sgE<br />
‘I gave you the book’
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