Explaining the Ditransitive Person-Role Constraint: A usage-based approach
In this paper, I propose a frequency-based explanation of the Ditransitive Person-Role Constraint, a cross-linguistic generalization that can be formulated as follows: “Combinations of bound pronouns with the roles Recipient and Theme are disfavored if the Theme pronoun is first or second person and...
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University and State Library Düsseldorf
2004-12-01
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| Series: | Constructions |
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| Online Access: | http://www.constructions-online.de/articles/35 |