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The verb láta ‘let/make’ in Icelandic provides a unique opportunity to understand the behavior symmetric versus asymmetric DAT-NOM constructions, as well as the nature of nominative-accusative case alternations. In this paper, we take a close look at láta and examine
a set of cases where DAT-NOM verbs are embedded under láta, resulting in the otherwise nominative object becoming accusative in some cases and remaining nominative in others.
The verb láta ‘let/make’ in Icelandic provides a unique opportunity to understand the behavior symmetric versus asymmetric DAT-NOM constructions, as well as the nature of nominative-accusative case alternations. In this paper, we take a close look at láta and examine
a set of cases where DAT-NOM verbs are embedded under láta, resulting in the otherwise nominative object becoming accusative in some cases and remaining nominative in others.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 269-298 |
| Journal | Syntax |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Bibliographical note
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Free keywords
- periphrasitic causatives
- Icelandic syntax
- case-marking
- dependent case
- dativenominative constructions
- applicatives