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Example 16-81
dè no kam giv ɛitin, dè no tɔk ɛitin ɛgɛn
dè
3pl
no
neg
kam
come
giv
give
ɛitin,
anything
dè
3pl
no
neg
tɔk
talk
ɛitin
anything
ɛgɛn
again
They didn't give anyhing, they did not say anything again.
Comment:
This example shows
give
in a monotransitive construction.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Huber 1999
: 203
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
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