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dative shift
a grammatical process by which an oblique argument of a verb, usually one functioning as a recipient or a benefactive (roles often expressed by datives), is placed in the same grammatical role as a patient, increasing the valency of the verb and forming a clause with two objects.

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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dative_shift
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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago:

a grammatical process by which an oblique argument of a verb, usually one functioning as a recipient or a benefactive (roles often expressed by datives), is placed in the same grammatical role as a patient, increasing the valency of the verb and forming a clause with two objects. (from Wikipedia)

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