The Category P Features, Projections, Interpretation

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(A.2)
VP
Agent V’
V
VP
Goal i V’
BE
VP
Theme V’
V
t i
IV. The DS in Hebrew
As already mentioned, unlike in English, in the Hebrew DS the Dative P-
morpheme le- (A.3b) does not disappear. This seems to be inconsistent with the
assumption that the DS occurs when the Dative P is absent.
(A.3) a. dan her’a et ha-tinoket le-acma
Dan showed Acc the-baby to-herself
“Dan showed the baby to herself.”
b. dan her’a la-tinoket et acma (ba-mar’a)
Dan showed to+the-baby Acc herself (in+the-mirror)
“Dan showed the baby herself (in the mirror).”
Recall first, that the Hebrew Dative le- is not a P-head, but rather a lexical affix on
D (3.2). The analysis of the Dative le- raised the question whether le- is the realization
of Dative Case, or rather an affixal P C, namely a structural Case-checker of the
nominal’s Case-feature. I propose that, in fact, it can be either an affixal P C or the
realization of Dative Case. Since le- is a lexical affix on D, the Goal is realized in
Hebrew as a DP, regardless of the role of le-: