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Example 23-103
i givim kosin fi long mi
i
agr
givim
give
kosin
caution
fi
fee
long
all
mi
1sg
She gave me my security deposit.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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