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Example 32-93
Maria ta ben dá un flor
pa
se prufesor.
Maria
Maria
ta
prs
ben
come
dá
give
un
det
flor
flower
pa
prep
se
3sg
.
poss
prufesor.
teacher
Maria is going to give a flower to her teacher.
Portuguese:
Maria vai dar uma flor para o seu professor.
Comment:
The [+HUMAN] recipient is marked by the preposition
pa.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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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