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Example 28-22
en kɛnɛ pi eni en gutu ka
en
indf
kɛnɛ
person
pi
give
eni
3pl
en
indf
gutu
thing
ka
neg
Nobody gives them anything.
Comment:
Indefinite quantifiers are usually negated if appearing within the scope of negation; this is true here of both
en k
ɛ
n
ɛ
and
en gutu
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 590
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase: Indefinite article is preposed
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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