This volume brings together twelve empirical studies on ditransitive constructions in Germanic languages and their varieties, past and present. Specifically, th

While ample studies exist on ditransitives in various languages, notably from a typological perspective, more work needs to be done on identifying the main proc

The ditransitive (or “dative”) alternation is a much-studied phenomenon in contemporary linguistics. This monograph is the first to address the alternation

This book presents the first major study of ditransitives in Swedish. Using a combination of well-established and innovative corpus-based methods, the book reve

While ample studies exist on ditransitives in various languages, notably from a typological perspective, more work needs to be done on identifying the main proc