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Example 13-116
Yu ɟi ɛwɪ man in yo krɒʊd tɛn sɛnt.
Yu
you
ɟi
give
ɛwɪ
every
man
man
in
in
yo
your
krɒʊd
crowd
tɛn
ten
sɛnt.
cent
You give every man in your crowd ten cent.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 286
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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