What is an object?

Definition
	Here are two senses for object:
	An object, traditionally defined, is either a direct object or an indirect object. An object, in some usages, is any grammatical relation other than subject.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of objects:
	What is a direct object? What is an indirect object? What is an oblique object?

Generic
	An object is a kind of
	What is a grammatical relation?

Sources
	Crystal 1985 211
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 155–156
	Mish 1991 814
	Comrie 1989 66

Context for this page:

Concept module: object
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): O
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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