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Example 41-97
sirvidoor kacoorpa danaadu kaarni jadaa
sirvidoor
servant
kacoor-pa
dog-
dat
danaa-du
spoil-
adjz
kaarni
meat
jaa-daa
pst
-give
The servant fed the dog the spoiled meat.
Comment:
The translation is the elicitation prompt. The verb used is 'give'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 3641
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – recipient – theme – verb
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