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is distinct from both the Dative and Locative Ps. It is analyzed as P R , but not a fullyfledged
one. In section 4.4 the Locative P is shown to have the status of an independent
predicate (P R ), from which the unique ability of Locative PPs to form Small Clause
(SC) predicates and clausal modifiers (in Hebrew) is argued to follow.
4.1 The binding distinction
Consider the following binding paradigm, where each construction is tested for
binding between the DP introduced by P and the DP subject, and for binding between
the DP introduced by P and the direct object DP.
Locative
(5) a. bart i sam et ha-sukarya leyad-o i /?*leyad acmo i
Bart put Acc the-candy near-him/near himself
b. af exad lo yaxol lasim xefec i al acmo i /leyad acmo i //*al-av i /*leyad-o i
No one not can put [an] object on itself/near itself//*on-it/*near-it
(Oren Beit-Arie 1994)
Directional
(6) a. be-ta’ut, ha-pakid i hifna et rina el-av i /??el acmo i
By mistake, the-clerk directed Acc Rina to-him/to himself
“By mistake, the clerk directed Rina to *him/himself.”
b. ba-xalom, bart hifna et lisa i el acma i /*ele-ha i
“In his dream Bart directed Lisa to herself/*to-her.”
Dative
(7) a. dan i natan et ha-pras le-acmo i /*lo i
Dan i gave Acc the-prize to-himself /*him
b. dan hisbir et rina i le-acma i /*la i
Dan explained Acc Rina to-herself /*her