Spanish, European Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese allow two possible linear orders
for the direct object (DO) and indirect object (IO) in ditransitives: DO> IO and IO> DO. The …

In this paper, we discuss syntactic and semantic properties of complex predicates with the
light verb dar 'to give'in three African Varieties of Portuguese (Angolan, Mozambican, and …

This paper deals with the applicative-causative syncretism, which is a pattern of morpheme
polysemy attested in many different natural languages. We basically interpret the causative …

Recent years have brought us fine-grained analyses from a usage-based perspective that
contribute to a deeper knowledge of traditional linguistic categories and constructions. For …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a usage-based approach to psychological
constructions with dar 'give'in Spanish (eg me daba vergüenza pedir dinero en casa 'I was …

Preface 1 chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Theoretical background 1 1.2 Oblique devices as 'part-
whole, inclusion'predicates. Toward a morphosyntactic account of 'case'syncretism 3 1.3 …

Abstract English ditransitive verbs show a complex alternation between the double object
construction (DOC,(1)) and prepositional object datives (POD,(2)). This dissertation …

This study introduces a cross-linguistic investigation of Do-constructions in Chinese,
Russian and Czech, focusing especially on Do-construction strategies in Czech. The DO …

A partir de un enfoque funcional-cognitivo de la sintaxis, se plantea una investigación sobre
la configuración discursiva del iniciador (agente o experimentante) y sus posibles …

This study investigated the do-constructions in Chinese, Russian, and Czech, a
predicateargument structure comprised of the light verb 'to do'-zuò in Chinese, delat'in …