Comparative Concept: object phrase (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
object phrase (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | object phrase • object |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | object phrase (cxn) |
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Definition
the argument phrase expressing the second most salient - core argument in a transitive construction. Example: in Emily read the paper, the paper is the object. (Sections 6.1.1, 6.3.2)