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The Ethic Dative in German

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Generative Grammar in Europe

Part of the book series: Foundations of Language ((FLSS,volume 13))

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In grammars of German, the ethic dative has been given the following descriptions: Behaghel (1923: 629) “The relation holding between the dative constituent and the verb is not one of reality; rather, it signifies the pragmatic constituent that participates in and assesses the event” (free translation from German).

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Abraham, W. (1973). The Ethic Dative in German. In: Kiefer, F., Ruwet, N. (eds) Generative Grammar in Europe. Foundations of Language, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2503-4_1

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