Alternation ‘Obj.dat vs. Obj.acc’ (Uncoded)

The dative is usually used for animate objects and the accusative for non-animate objects. Maybe this should rather be viewed as DOM. Another way of construing this is to say that the dative is a beneficiary and the accusative is a theme/patent (see Barðdal 2001: 148ff.).

Verb Meaning Verb form Basic coding frame Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.