The Dative Of Agency

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Focusing on the dative case in Indo-European languages, this book delves into its role in expressing agency. It traces the historical evolution of the dative across languages like Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, and Old English, while also comparing it to other cases that signify agency, such as the instrumental case. Aimed at linguistics scholars, the work offers a thorough analysis of grammatical structures and their implications within the context of language development. This facsimile reprint preserves the original's scholarly significance.