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Example 2-147
Unu no kan gi den man a disi.
Unu
2pl
no
no
kan
can
gi
give
den
the.
pl
man
man
a
det
disi.
dem
You can’t give them these.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Winford data, Tape 8-a
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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