Datapoint Louisiana Creole/Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Values

Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 70.0%

Example 53-238:
Mo don ma maman ponye-la.
Mo
1sg
don
give
ma
1sg.poss
maman
mother
ponye-la.
basket-art.def.sg
I give my mother the basket.
French: Je donne le panier à ma mère.

Source: Neumann 1985: 255

Confidence:
Certain

Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 30.0%

Example 53-239:
Mo don ponye-la a ma moman.
Mo
1sg
don
give
ponye-la
basket-art.def.sg
a
to
ma
1sg.poss
moman.
mother
I give the basket to my mother.

Source: Neumann 1985: 256

Example 53-390:
Mo done pikayon piti gasson mo fie ki kouri lékol.
Mo
1sg
done
give
pikayon
nickel
piti
little
gasson
boy
mo
1sg
fie
daughter
ki
rel
kouri
go
lékol.
school
I gave a nickel to my daughter's son who goes to school.

Source: Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987: 102

Confidence:
Certain