iobj:agent: agentive indirect object
In a causative construction, the iobj:agent relation attaches the infinitive verb to his agent, when the latter is the syntactical indirect object of the sentence
(this initial agent has been demoted and became an indirect object in the causative construction).
For example, in the following sentences, the use of the pronouns leur and lui shows that these pronouns are indirect objects (see the page on the iobj relation).
Marie leur fait manger des épinards pour la première fois. \n Marie made them eat spinach for the first time.
aux:caus(manger,fait)
nsubj:caus(manger,Marie)
iobj:agent(manger,leur)
Ils lui ont fait vivre les pires vacances de sa vie. \n They made her spend the worst holidays she had ever had.
aux:caus(vivre,fait)
nsubj:caus(vivre,Ils)
iobj:agent(vivre,lui)
The infinitive verb governs the syntactical subject of the sentence (i.e. the causer) with a nsubj:caus relation and the causative verb with an aux:caus relation.
N.B.: For more details about the analysis of causatives see this page.
iobj:agent in other languages: [fr] [hy] [hyw] [pcm]