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Carol Genetti
Studies in Language, vol. 21(1), 1997, pp. 33-62.
Studies in Language, vol. 21(1), 1997, pp. 33-62.
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Genetti, C. (1997). Object Relations and Dative Case in Dolakha Newari. Studies in Language, 21(1), 33–62.
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Genetti, Carol. “Object Relations and Dative Case in Dolakha Newari.” Studies in Language 21, no. 1 (1997): 33–62.
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Genetti, Carol. “Object Relations and Dative Case in Dolakha Newari.” Studies in Language, vol. 21, no. 1, 1997, pp. 33–62.
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@article{carol1997a,
title = {Object Relations and Dative Case in Dolakha Newari},
year = {1997},
issue = {1},
journal = {Studies in Language},
pages = {33-62.},
volume = {21},
author = {Genetti, Carol}
}
ABSTRACT
In Dolakha Newari, the dative case marks recipients of ditransitive verbs and some patients of monotransitive verbs. Quantitative studies show that animacy and activation cost are both relevant in determining the distribution of dative case. Two theories on the syntactic status of objects in systems of this general type are shown to be inadequate for Dolakha. Instated it is found that there is no morphological or syntactic evidence for differentiating between classes of object in this language. Theories on the motivation of this pattern are considered, and the paper concludes that the pattern is best understood in terms of referent importance or topicworthiness.
In Dolakha Newari, the dative case marks recipients of ditransitive verbs and some patients of monotransitive verbs. Quantitative studies show that animacy and activation cost are both relevant in determining the distribution of dative case. Two theories on the syntactic status of objects in systems of this general type are shown to be inadequate for Dolakha. Instated it is found that there is no morphological or syntactic evidence for differentiating between classes of object in this language. Theories on the motivation of this pattern are considered, and the paper concludes that the pattern is best understood in terms of referent importance or topicworthiness.