Dativascoordenação

Dativascoordenação, or datives coordination, is a term used in linguistics to describe the syntactic phenomenon in which two or more dative arguments are coordinated within a single clause. This construction joins multiple recipients or beneficiaries of an action, expressed as dative noun phrases or pronouns, with a coordinating conjunction, while typically retaining a single verb and a single object.

In languages with a productive dative case, datives can be coordinated to indicate multiple recipients. For example, in German: Ich schenke dem Mann und dem Kind ein Buch. Here, dem Mann and dem Kind form a coordinated dative phrase that shares the same verb and object (ein Buch). A similar pattern occurs in languages that use prepositional datives, such as Dutch: Ik geef het cadeau aan de man en aan het kind, where aan de man and aan het kind are coordinated datives.

Cross-linguistically, datives coordination may interact with pronoun clitics, word order, and case marking. Some languages prefer to coordinate datives with a simple conjunction, while others require a prepositional introduction or a reanalysis to avoid ambiguity. The choice of structure can influence focus, emphasis, and information structure, particularly when multiple recipients are involved.

Dativaskoordination is studied within syntax and typology as part of broader investigations into ditransitive constructions, double-object patterns, and the interaction between case marking and coordination. It contrasts with arrangements that express multiple beneficiaries via separate clauses, prepositional phrases, or rearrangements of the object. Related concepts include double object constructions, ditransitives, and coordination.