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Dative phrase

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Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A prepositional or noun phrase in the dative case, often indicating indirect object or relation

Detailed Definition
A dative phrase is a grammatical construction using the dative case (in inflected languages) or a prepositional equivalent in English to indicate indirect objects, beneficiaries, or relationships; in poetry, it can create syntactic ambiguity or archaic tone.
Example
Example in poetry:
Dative phrase examples: “I gave him the book”; “She sent me a letter”; “They showed us the way”; “We offered her a gift” (grammatical examples of dative construction)
Additional Notes
Dative phrase: A grammatical phrase that functions as the indirect object of a verb or complements a noun/adjective; often indicates the recipient or beneficiary of an action.
Also Known As
Dative construction Indirect object phrase Dative absolute Oblique case structure
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