Accusative Case ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/AccusativeCase
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|_ Linguistic Property
|_ Morphosyntactic Property
|_ Case Property
|_ Accusative Case
Definition:
AccusativeCase in nominative-accusative languages marks certain syntactic functions, usually direct objects [Hartmann and Stork 1972: 3, 156; Crystal 1980: 11, 246; Andrews 1985: 75; Anderson 1985: 181].
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Language Code:
tur
In Turkish, the nominative is zero-marked. Also, in this language nonspecific objects do not take the accusative case.
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| Hasan bought the ox. |
References:
Blake (2001:87, 119) FROM Comrie (1989:132-6, 175-6)
Language Code:
tur
In Turkish, the nominative is zero-marked. Also, in this language nonspecific objects do not take the accusative case.
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| Hasan bought the ox |
References:
Blake (2001:87, 119) FROM Comrie (1989:132-6, 175-6)
Language Code:
tur
Informational verbs often have subjects which are agents, and nominal objects that are dative; the subject communicates knowledge to the object.
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| The director showed the letter to Hasan |
References:
Blake (2001:87, 119) FROM Comrie (1989:132-6, 175-6)
Language Code:
lmw
Lake Miwok has ten case enclitics.
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| He saw the fish. |
References:
Mithun (1999:204) FROM Callaghan (1963: 96-98)
Language Code:
tur
Informational verbs often have subjects which are agents, and nominal objects that are dative; the subject communicates knowledge to the object.
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| The director showed the letter to Hasan |
References:
Blake (2001:87, 119) FROM Comrie (1989:132-6, 175-6)
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