Naslov
Ditransitive Constructions in English and Croatian

Autori
Marinović, Vedrana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Ocjenski radovi, diplomski rad, diplomski

Fakultet
Filozofski fakultet

Mjesto
Zagreb

Datum
25.09

Godina
2013

Stranica
84

Mentor
Zovko Dinković, Irena

Ključne riječi
ditransitive verbs; dative shift; construction grammar; English; Croatian

Sažetak
This thesis provides an analysis of sentences with ditransitive constructions in English and Croatian, i.e. sentences that undergo the so-called ‘dative alternation’, or ‘dative shift’. The issue is presented from the point of view of cognitive grammar. In our opinion, it provides the best explanation of the phenomenon of dative alternation in ditransitive constructions because, apart from syntax, it also takes into account semantics, our experience and our knowledge of the world. This thesis attempts to prove this claim through a research conducted on native speakers of English and Croatian, comparing the way in which these constructions function in the two languages.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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