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Publication details [#7298]

Osgood, Charles E. and Christine Tanz. 1976. Will the real direct object in bitransitive sentences please stand up? In Juilland, Alphonse, ed. Linguistic studies offered to Joseph Greenberg on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. In collaboration with A.M. Devine and Laurence D. Stephens. Anma Libri. pp. 537–590.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

bitransitivity | direct object | sentence, production of

Annotation

An attempt to prove that the 'real' direct object of a bitransitive utterance is what is traditionally called its indirect object. The problem is situated in a theoretical framework of cognizing and sentencing, and is tested experimentally.