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Dative shift: Applications, Analyses of dative shift & Overview

In linguistics, dative shift refers to a pattern in which the subcategorization of a verb can take on two alternating forms, the oblique dative form or the double object construction form. In the oblique dative (OD) form, the verb takes a noun phrase (NP) and a dative prepositional phrase (PP), the second of which is not a core argument.

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Dative shift topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications, Analyses of dative shift and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Dative shift. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
52
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
58
Extracted relationships
21
Concept neighborhoods
25
Bridge connections
58

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 26 topics
Analyses of dative shift · 15 topics
Distribution of dative shift in English · 8 topics
Examples · 3 topics
Synonyms used in the literature · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Synonyms used in the literature

Distribution of dative shift in English

Analyses of dative shift

Examples

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Dative shift connects Entity context

The extracted context around Dative shift shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Dative shift → At, Hovav, Levin, Single Meaning Approach, Uniform Multiple Meaning Approach Another extracted example is Dative shift → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Dative shift

Top relations

related to Contemporary theories · 5
Dative shift → At, Hovav, Levin, Single Meaning Approach, Uniform Multiple Meaning Approach
related to External links · 3
Dative shift → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Synonyms used in the literature · 2
Dative shift → Terms, The

Important terminology

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Important terminology

dative verbs object construction double oblique form verb alternation semantic doc shift children argument case phrase two korean goal structure

Dative shift relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 21 structured relationships around Dative shift. Examples in this analysis include those shown in Figure 1 → instance of → Larson extends operations that apply between subjects and objects to structures and the one above → instance of → do children avoid overgeneralizations. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
those shown in Figure 1instance ofLarson extends operations that apply between subjects and objects to structures0.80text
the one aboveinstance ofdo children avoid overgeneralizations0.80text
causeinstance ofas well as kinds of causal relations0.80text
letinstance ofas well as kinds of causal relations0.80text
and preventinstance ofas well as kinds of causal relations0.80text
including the verbs throwinstance ofas well as kinds of causal relations0.80text
kickinstance ofas well as kinds of causal relations0.80text
all share the same general semantic structure of cause.The final constraint of this proposed hypothesis is the morphophonological constraintinstance ofas well as kinds of causal relations0.80text
verbs that select a goal or benefactive argumentinstance ofwith verbs that have an extended meaning of transfer0.80text
Mandarin does notinstance ofwith verbs that have an extended meaning of transfer0.80text
jianinstance ofThis is shown by the ungrammaticality of sentences in Chinese with a verb that selects a benefactive argument0.80text
Dative shiftrelated to Contemporary theoriesAt0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Dative shift bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Oblique, Shift and Object. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Dative shift
    • Oblique
    • Shift
    • Object
    • Verbs
    • Construction
    • Form
    • Alternation
    • Double
    • Argument
    • Children
    • Meaning
    • Verb
  • dative shift
    • Oblique
    • Shift
    • Children
    • Object
    • Verbs
    • Construction
    • Rule
    • Form
    • Alternation
    • Double
    • Argument
    • Meaning
  • dative case
    • Oblique
    • Shift
    • Object
    • Verbs
    • Construction
    • Form
    • Alternation
    • Double
    • Preposition
    • Argument
    • Subject
    • Children
  • verbs
    • Dative
    • Possession
    • Alternation
    • Children
    • Doc
    • Construction
    • Double
    • Semantic
    • Mandarin
    • Object
    • Shift
    • Similar
  • alternation
    • Transfer
    • Verbs
    • Children
    • Dative
    • Dutch
    • Mandarin
    • One
    • Meaning
    • Construction
    • Goal
    • Oblique
    • Semantic
  • underlying form
    • Doc
    • Oblique
    • Verb
    • Object
    • Phrase
    • Forms
    • Double
    • Verbs
    • Argument
    • Used
    • Mary
    • Transfer
  • object case
    • Oblique
    • English
    • Preposition
    • Subject
    • Argument
    • Larson
    • Two
    • Case
    • Object
    • Verbs
    • Verb
    • Position
  • distribution of dative shift in english
    • Oblique
    • Mandarin
    • Shift
    • Children
    • Korean
    • Object
    • Verbs
    • Construction
    • Theme
    • Rule
    • Form
    • Alternation

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Dative shift, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Dative shift with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Dative shiftOverview · splits 32 ⟂ 27
Dative shiftAnalyses of dative shift · splits 43 ⟂ 16
Dative shiftDistribution of dative shift in English · splits 50 ⟂ 9
Dative shiftExamples · splits 55 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Dative shift

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples21
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Dative shift to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications, Analyses of dative shift & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Dative shift · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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