In this collection of papers twelve linguists explore a range of interesting properties of ‚give‘ verbs. The volume offers an in-depth look at many morphological, syntactic, and semantic properties of ‚give‘ verbs, including both literal and figurative senses, across languages. Topics include: an apparent zero-morpheme realisation of ‚give‘ in a Papuan language; noun plus causative-like suffix expressing the ‚give‘ concept in Nahuatl; ‚give‘ and other ditransitive constructions in Zulu; the complex verbal morphologies associated with ‚give‘ verbs in Chipewyan, Cora, and Sochiapan Chinantec; the elaborate classificatory system found with ‚give‘ verbs in Chipewyan and Cora; ‚give‘, ‚have‘ and ‚take‘ constructions in Slavic languages; the expression of ‚give‘ in American Sign Language; the origin of the German es gibt construction; the extension of ‚give‘ to an adverbial marker in Thai, Khmer, and Vietnamese; the syntax and semantics of Dutch ‚give‘; first language acquisition of possession terms.
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