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Example 52-19
mo ba Georges liv-a
mo
I
ba
give
Georges
George
liv-a
book-the
I gave Georges the book.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Datapoints:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: Dependent subject and object forms
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
Expression of pronominal subjects: Obligatory pronoun words
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