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Example 53-238
Mo don ma maman ponye-la.
Mo
1sg
don
give
ma
1sg
.
poss
maman
mother
ponye-la.
basket-
art
.
def
.
sg
I give my mother the basket.
French:
Je donne le panier à ma mère.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 255
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
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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