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Example 11-188
Deh no giv Inglish.
Deh
3pl
no
neg
giv
give
Inglish.
English
They don't teach English.
Comment:
Giv
is probable a calque from Spanish
dar
which can be also used in the meaning of teaching a subject or course.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
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