A Statistical Analysis of English Double Object Alternation

Explores the phenomenon of post verbal alternation in English double object constructions and presents a statistical model for predicting the position of the indirect object in instances where alternation is unconstrained. The study includes analysis of a large set of written and oral American Engli...

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Published inIssues in applied linguistics Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 37
Main Author Williams, Robert S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.06.1994
Subjects
Context Effect
Grammar
Indirect Objects
North American English
Oral Language
Statistical Analysis
Syntax
Verbs
Word Order
Written Language
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Summary:Explores the phenomenon of post verbal alternation in English double object constructions and presents a statistical model for predicting the position of the indirect object in instances where alternation is unconstrained. The study includes analysis of a large set of written and oral American English data using a parametric multiple regression instrument. (40 references) (Author/CK)
ISSN:1050-4273
DOI:10.5070/L451005170