ON THE ARGUMENT STRUCTURE OF THE ‘GIVE’ VERBS IN NGANASAN AND IN SELKUP By Sándor Szeverényi and Beáta Wagner-Nagy

https://www.academia.edu/6983638/ON_THE_ARGUMENT_STRUCTURE_OF_THE_GIVE_VERBS_IN_NGANASAN_AND_IN_SELKUP?nav_from=c00a3091-5ff9-486a-9155-d847fbdfb47c This article investigates the argument structure of 'give' verbs in the Samoyedic languages, focusing on Nganasan and Selkup. It analyzes the distribution patterns of these verbs, highlighting how the person of the recipient influences verb usage. Findings indicate a complementary distribution of the verbs based on the grammatical relation of the participants involved.