Benefactive Case
Benefactive Case
Benefactive case is a case that expresses that the referent of the noun it marks receives the benefit of the situation expressed by the clause.
Page/s: 203
Source: Gove 1966
Gove, Philip B. (editor). 1966.Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language. Unabridged, with seven language dictionary. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Page/s: 43
Source: Crystal 1980
Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Case
Related terms
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/benefactive-case
