different between ambitransitive vs ditransitive
ambitransitive
English
Etymology
From ambi- +? transitive.
Adjective
ambitransitive (not comparable)
- (of a verb) able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change
Translations
Noun
ambitransitive (plural ambitransitives)
- (grammar) an ambitransitive verb
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.bi.t???.si.tiv/
- Homophone: ambitransitives
Adjective
ambitransitive
- feminine singular of ambitransitif
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ditransitive
English
Etymology
di- +? transitive
Adjective
ditransitive (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Of a class of verbs which take both a direct and an indirect object. An example is 'give', which entails a giver (subject), a gift (direct object) and a receiver (indirect object).
- So far, we have considered only transitive Verbs which take a single NP Complement. However, there are a subset of transitive Verbs (known as ditransitive Verbs) which can take two NP Complements, as illustrated in (16) below (where the NP Complements are bracketed):
(16) (a) John gave [Mary] [a present]
(16) (b) The postman handed [me] [a parcel]
(16) (c) He showed [her] [his credentials]
(16) (d) He sent [his mother] [some flowers]
(16) (e) Never promise [anyone] [anything]
The relevant subcategorisation frame for Verbs used in this construction will be [— NP NP], indicating that they can take two NP Complements.
- So far, we have considered only transitive Verbs which take a single NP Complement. However, there are a subset of transitive Verbs (known as ditransitive Verbs) which can take two NP Complements, as illustrated in (16) below (where the NP Complements are bracketed):
Hypernyms
- transitive
Derived terms
- ditransitivity
Related terms
- ambitransitive
- intransitive
- transitive
Translations
Noun
ditransitive (plural ditransitives)
- (linguistics) A verb that takes both an object and an indirect object.
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