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Example 16-122
wì rait rait dis tin tek giv dɛ gɔvmɛnt
wì
1pl
rait~rait
write~write
dis
dem
tin
thing
tek
take
giv
give
dɛ
art
.
def
gɔvmɛnt
government
We wrote this thing (letter) to the government.
Comment:
Giv
marks the recipient.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
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