| Data Category: objective case | |
|---|---|
| Key | 2798 |
| PID | http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-2798 |
| Type | simple |
| Owner | Francopoulo, Gil |
| Scope | public |
| 1. Administration Information Section | |
| 1.1 Administration Record | |
| Identifier | objectiveCase |
| Version | 1:0 |
| Registration Status | private |
| Administration Status | private |
| Justification | Traditionally, British linguists talked about dative case (indirect objects) and accusative case (direct objects & prepositional objects), but this was carrying over Latin cases into English. Many American linguists consider this inappropriate because in America, they don't perceive any difference in case form, although of course they learn the different usages. |
| Origin | http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000352.htm |
| Explanatory Comment | In the examples:
I see him.
I brought him a new book.
I bought the book for him.
The argument is that this is all the same case, which is called objective case.
This is indeed what every American is taught in school: they learn nominative case (I is of course nominative case), and they learn objective case. |
| 1.1.1 Creation | |
| Creation Date | 2010-02-17 |
| Change Description | creation of the DC |
| 1.1.2 Last Change | |
| Last Change Date | 2010-02-17 |
| Change Description | |
| 2. Description Section | |
| Profile | Private |
| 2.1 Data Element Name Section | |
| Data Element Name | objective case |
| Source | http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000352.htm |
[-]2.2 English Language Section | |
| Language | English (en) |
| 2.2.1 Name Section | |
| Name | objective case |
| Name Status | standardized name |
| 2.2.2 Definition Section | |
| Definition | case for the form of a noun or pronoun used in the direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, object complement and subject of an infinitive |
| Source | http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000352.htm |
| 2.2.3 Example Section | |
| Example | I see him.
I brought him a new book.
I bought the book for him.
|
| 2.2.4 Explanation Section | |
| Explanation | Compared with the strategy of namming these different meanings with difference case names, the argument is that this is all the same case, which is called objective case.
This is indeed what every American is taught in school: they learn nominative case (I is of course nominative case), and they learn objective case. |