DCTof sentences produced by learners at different stages of learning, which
could later be analyzed for a variety of purposes.data driven teaching n, data driven learning n
in language teaching, teaching that is informed by authentic real-life language
use based on information derived from a corpus.
dative alternation n
in English, sentences containing a logical direct and indirect (dative^1 )
object can be realized in two alternative ways:
V NP to/for NP, for example, he threw the ball to his sonor he cut a piece
of cake for her, the prepositional dative construction
V NP NP, for example, he threw his son the ball, he cut her a piece of cake,
the double object construction
Not all verbs permit both versions of the alternation.
dative case^1 n
the form of a noun or noun phrase which usually shows that the noun or
noun phrase functions as the indirect objectof a verb.
For example, in the German sentence:
Sie gab der Katze eine Schale Milch.
She gave the cat a dish (of) milk
in the noun phrase der Katze, the article has the inflectional ending –er to
show that the noun phrase is in the dative case because it is the indirect
object of the verb.
see also case^1
dative case^2 n
(in case grammar) the noun or noun phrase which refers to the person or
animal affected by the state or action of the verb is in the dative case.
For example, in the sentences:
Gregory was frightened by the storm.
I persuaded Tom to go.
Gregory and Tom are in the dative case. Both Gregory and Tom are affected
by something: Gregory is frightened and Tom experiences persuasion.
The dative case is sometimes called the experiencer case.
daughter (dependency) n
see sister(dependency)
DCT n
see discourse completion test