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Example 20-79
刦買甘舖(竹+厘)文
Give my compliment.
Give
give
my
1sg
.
poss
compliment.
compliment
Give him my compliment.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.61
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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