Re: Conlangea Multilingual Phrasebook, 2nd edition

Mia wrote:

> My mother past-name __________ to me.
> ["hopal" takes the name as the direct object, the named item is
> the indirect object. Kind of fuzzy on a direct translation of
> "hopal" into English, but I am hot and fatigued, so maybe there
> is one. Feel free to suggest. As the phrase suggests, naming is a
> mother's right and duty.]
Sounds very close to the English verb "to name":

        My parents named me John

though not

        *My parents named John to me.

which would mean "My parents introduced John to me by name."
Consequently the named-one is not usually thought of as an indirect object
in English.

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