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April 1, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Two Types of Double Object Constructions in English:An Explication of Oehrle’s (1976) Observation

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梓武梓朗 武内STShiro Takeuchi

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify and explicate two distinct types of double object constructions in English based on prior observations.
  • Detailed analysis of existing literature on double object constructions and have constructions.
  • Examination of the syntactic characteristics of possessive and existential have constructions.
  • Comparison to identify characteristics inherited by double object constructions.
  • Identification of two distinct double object constructions related to possessive and existential have constructions.
  • Clarification of overlooked observations from Oehrle's (1976) study on double object constructions.

Abstract

This paper argues that there are two types of double object constructions (DOCs) in English: one is the DOC counterpart of the possessive have construction, and the other is theD OC counterpart of the existential have construction. Certain characteristics of the two have constructions are inherited to the two corresponding types of DOCs. By acknowledging the existence of the two distinct types of DOCs in English, we can finally account for not only some of the data of the DOC given in the literature but also the observations made by Oehrle (1976),which seem to have been somewhat overlooked.

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武内 et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd7a2b5652765b073a7097https://doi.org/10.18901/0000000985
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