ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACCUSATIVE
From Latin; in grammar, from the phrase cāsus accūsātīvus accusative case, a mistaken translation of Greek ptōsis aitiatikē the case indicating causation.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCUSATIVE»
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The Nominative &
Accusative and Their Counterparts
This volume is devoted to the central cases relating to the basic oppositions between subject-object and agent-patient, viz. nominative and accusative, as well as their counterparts such as ergative and absolutive.
Kristin Davidse, Béatrice Lamiroy,
2002
2
Ergativity and Transitive Gradients in the
Accusative and ...
THE ACCUSATIVE AND INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION: A POLYSEMOUS
SYNTACTIC PATTERN In the previous chapters, my intention was to show how
the grammars of three particular languages account for the accusative and
infinitive ...
3
Cases and Thematic Roles: Ergative,
Accusative and Active
This study examines the mapping of thematic roles, such as agent and patient, onto syntactic cases, such as nominative or ergative, or onto structural relations in a cross-linguistic survey that is supplemented with German data.
The functions of the accusative case can be divided broadly into two groups: I.
The word in the accusative, with or without the aid of a preposition, performs the
function of an adverb, indicating the goal, direction, or extent of a movement or ...
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Williams' Hebrew Syntax
are classified under the accusative case, but not all words classified under the
accusative case are preceded by nx or ~ni$. 50 Direct object accusative.74 The
direct object of a verb is considered to be in the accusative case. To distinguish it
...
Ronald James Williams, John C. Beckman,
2007
to indicate the place where something is to be found, and the accusative answers
the question quo? (where to?), indicating the direction of a movement. This
semantic distinction is not always clear in real life and is often absent from the
Vulgar ...
7
A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax
In the case of the latter, we may speak rather of a complex accusative. (e.1) In
causative sentences, the Piel or Hiphil of verbs that are Qal transitives frequently
require two accusatives. Typically, the subject of the causation (often a person) is
...
Bill T. Arnold, John H. Choi,
2003
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The Syntax of Sophocles
Use of non-personal nouns as vocatives. - 16. Exclamatory use of the vocative; cl
> with the imperative. IV. Accusative 33 I . Introduction. - 2. Accusative of the
object. - 3. Accusative of the external object. - 4. Accusative with compound verbs
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Alfred Charles Moorhouse,
1982
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The Dependencies of Objects
The accusative third-person clitic is similar but not identical to Agro, since the
clitic is categorially a D and bears a Case feature. In Chomsky's system, Agro
lacks a D-feature and a Case feature. Throughout this and subsequent chapters, I
use ...
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Case and Other Functional Categories in Finnish Syntax
Hannu Reime University of Helsinki INTRODUCTION This paper gives a new
account of the n/0 alternation in the Finnish accusative case-marking. This
alternation is one of the curious facts of Finnish and other Balto-Finnic languages
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Anders Holmberg, Urpo Nikanne,
1993
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCUSATIVE»
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Poet Claudia Rankine: 'The invisibility of black women is astounding'
Citizen is a challenging piece of work, inviting self-examination in a spirit of complicity. Or, in Rankine's words, “It is both accusative and loving. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
SSAs hold breath as Greece flirts with disaster and triumph
... doubts started to grow on Wednesday with some of the more combative, accusative language of previous months returning to the main . «GlobalCapital, Jun 15»
Suit: Second Former St. Joseph's Softball Player Says She Was Hazed
Coach Adams told Plaintiff she was being irrational and stated in an accusative tone words to the effect that “well, obviously one of the ... «Deadspin, Jun 15»
New behaviour tsar Tom Bennett's top ten tips for maintaining …
A phone call home (done in a sympathetic, adult manner, not indignant and accusative) can work wonders, as you extend your classroom ... «TES News, Jun 15»
(P) The ROLANG manual, “Learn Romanian”, reaches its 3rd edition
... degrees of comparison of the adjective, imperative, personal pronouns in the accusative and dative, impersonal phrases with pronouns in the ... «Romania-Insider.com, Jun 15»
Clare Cavanagh Translates Nobel Laureate's Final Poems
I thought she was talking about the ham at breakfast. 'Szynka' is ham and 'synka' is son in the accusative case, but that's what she was like. «Northwestern University NewsCenter, Jun 15»
Wars and War Mongers
Without pointing any accusative finger at the government of sinister game plans, these analysts do point out the obvious failure of judgment on ... «KanglaOnline, Jun 15»
Sony Hacks Documentary Raises Alarming Questions: Did the …
The accusative fingers of the Western world all pointed towards one culprit, thought to have targeted Sony in response to the offensive ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
Nationalist party leader says Turkish President, ruling party aiming …
... newspaper advertisement, which gave the names of the opposition parties' leaders and asked them questions in an accusative tone. «Hurriyet Daily News, Jun 15»
Jonathan Goddard: Meet the man using rap to make Latin a hip new …
In “The Case Song”, they use arm gestures as they learn about the accusative, genitive and dative cases. Mr Goddard, 34, said: “I think these ... «The Independent, May 15»