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Example 10-139
Di uman gi di bwai ihn fuud.
Di
art
.
def
uman
woman
gi
give
di
art
.
def
bwai
boy
ihn
3sg
.
poss
fuud.
food
The woman gave the boy his food (=gave the food to the boy).
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes 2008
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
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