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Re: THEORY: Can Ditransitive Verbs Agree With More Than Two Core Arguments?

From:Chris Bates <chris.maths_student@...>
Date:Thursday, May 19, 2005, 8:26
> I read a comment in somebody's article to the effect that it is an > absolute universal that no verb is ever marked for agreement with more > than two of its core arguments/actants/participants. Is this really > true? If it isn't, what's a counter-example?
Counter-Example: Basque Verbs also show agreement with dative argument in ditransitive clauses. Eg: esan diet esa-n di-e-t say-perf 3rd.abs.pres-3rd.pl.dat-1st.erg I said it to them Notice that the auxilliary diet contains anaphoric agreement with all three of abs, erg and dative.

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