Datival Recipient in Lithuanian and English from the Perspective of Cognitive Grammar
Datival Recipient in Lithuanian and English from the Perspective of Cognitive Grammar

Summary/Abstract: Case is a complex and diverse subject of linguistic studies, which requires a sound and logically based in-depth study. Nowadays linguists have proposed novel and integrated views on case putting stress not only on the grammatical (morphological) structure but also emphasizing the semantic basis of case that is closely connected with the speaker’s language reception and acquirement. This article deals with the semantics of the dative case focusing the attention to the most prototypical datival meaning of recipient in Lithuanian and its equivalents in a distantly related language, English. Applying methodology, key notions of Target Person and Personal Sphere proposed by Cognitive grammarians, the present paper aims to describe the relationship of this dative use in both languages and reveal how this semantic content of the dative case is organized in human minds and, simultaneously how is realized linguistically

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