Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Values

Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 50.0%

Example 16-80:
gɔvamɛnt se ì gò giv dɛ family ɔf dos pipu sɔm mɔni
gɔvamɛnt
government
se
say
ì
3sg
fut
giv
give
art
family
family
ɔf
of
dos
dem
pipu
people
sɔm
indf
mɔni
money
The government said it would give the families of those people money.
Confidence:
Very certain

Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 50.0%

Example 16-79:
à gò faind sɔm mɔni giv mà mɔda
à
1sg
fut
faind
find
sɔm
indf
mɔni
money
giv
give
1sg.poss
mɔda
mother
I will (find and) give some money to my mother.
Confidence:
Very certain