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Example 3-72
Di womi da di mujee wan buku.
Di
def
.
sg
womi
man
da
give
di
def
.
sg
mujee
woman
wan
one
buku.
book
The man gave the woman one book.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork data
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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