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Example 28-105
o bi daten dekto
an
pit di man jɛrma
o
3sg
bi
say
dati
that
eni
3pl
deki-tɛ
take-
pfv
o
3sg
an
and
pi-tɛ
give-
pfv
di
the
man
man
jɛrma
woman
It is said that they abducted him and gave the man a woman.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 35
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
Nominal and verbal conjunction: Differentiation
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