--- Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> wrote:
> > "Give me the book". Or rather, "he gave me
> the book", as it's
> > probably best to use a declarative example.
> >
>
> Hmm.
>
> Which is more grammatical:
>
> ?he gave me
>
> or
>
> ?he gave the book
They're equally ungrammatical. You need a DO for
them.
He gave me a book; he gave the book a title.
Those are perfectly grammatical.
> Maybe grammatical is the wrong word. Maybe
> "understandable" is a better
> word, or, maybe, "unambiguous"?
>
> It's my understanding that the
> recipient/benefactive noun takes the Oblique
> case in (almost?) all cases like this, leading
> me to wonder whether "the
> book" is a greater candidate for
> direct-object-hood than "me".
I'd call it dative, but either way.
Padraic.
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