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Grammatical case
A direct case is a grammatical case used with all three core relations: both the agent and patient of transitive verbs and the argument of intransitive verbs, though not always at the same time. The direct case contrasts with other cases in the language, typically oblique or genitive. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Direct caseA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: The impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on practices, policies and research direction in education: a case of ChatGPT and MidjourneyInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Global Human Resource Management CasebookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A case for direct-mapped cachesCited 172 times
- Go sideways: Morphosyntactic alignmentA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Ergative–absolutive alignmentA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative
Noun A synonym for the nominative case, based on the definition by Peter Edmund Laurent
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A case for direct-mapped caches
Worst case complexity of direct search
The domain of direct case assignment
Direct Orthogonalization: some case studies
Worst case complexity of direct search under convexity
A unique case of direct lightning strike
Laryngeal Schwannoma Excised under Direct Laryngoscopy: Case Report
The case for direct air capture
🆕 Influential since 2022
The impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on practices, policies and research direction in education: a case of ChatGPT and Midjourney
Cascade or Direct Speech Translation? A Case Study
Direct Cash Transfers in Emerging Economies: The Case of India
Index of financial development with foreign direct investment: Case of Vietnam
Severe hemolysis with negative direct antiglobulin test: A case report
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Global Human Resource Management CasebookLiza Castro Christiansen, Bård Kuvaas · 2012
HR to the rescueEdward M. Mone, Manuel London · 1998
Pastoral LeadershipMarilyn Nathan · 2001
Recording womenGeraldine Cousin · 2000
Evaluating democratic innovationsBrigitte Geissel, Kenneth Newton · 2011
On becoming a leaderWarren G. Bennis · 1989
Thirty secondsMichael J. Arlen · 1980
Profitable direct marketingJim Kobs · 1979
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