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Example 39-53
Yo a da kriãs pə tɛtɛ.
Yo
1sg
a
irr
.
npst
da
give.
inf
kriãs
child
pə
dat
tɛtɛ.
aunt
I will give the children to (my) aunt.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2009
: 196
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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