Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/'Give' serial verb constructions
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‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
- Example 16-79:
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à gò faind sɔm mɔni giv mà mɔdaà1sggòfutfaindfindsɔmindfmɔnimoneygivgivemà1sg.possmɔdamotherI will (find and) give some money to my mother.
- Example 16-121:
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à go boro mɔni giv àmà1sg.sbjgogoboroborrowmɔnimoneygivgiveàm3sg.objI go and borrow money for her.
Source: Huber 1999: 239
- Example 16-122:
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wì rait rait dis tin tek giv dɛ gɔvmɛntwì1plrait~raitwrite~writedisdemtinthingtektakegivgivedɛart.defgɔvmɛntgovernmentWe wrote this thing (letter) to the government.
- Confidence:
- Very certain