Table of contents
Preface
I INTRODUCTION
Datives: structural vs. inherent — abstract vs. morphological — autonomous vs. combinatory — universally vs. language-specifically configured
II FOCUS ON GERMANIC
German inherent datives and argument structure
Remarks on the projection of dative arguments in German
Receiving and perceiving datives (Cipients) — A view from German
The datives that aren’t born equal: Beneficiaries and the dative passive
The interpretation of German datives and English have
Dative and indirect object in German dialects: Evidence from relative clauses
Indirect objects and Dative case in monolingual German and bilingual German/Romance language acquisition
III BEYOND GERMANIC: FROM ALBANIAN TO TAGALOG
Unaccusatives with dative causers and experiencers: A unified account
Putting things into perspective: The function of the dative in adjectival constructions in Serbian
Widening the perspective: Argumenthood and syntax in Chinese, Japanese and Tagalog
Index
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