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Example 53-239
Mo don ponye-la a ma moman.
Mo
1sg
don
give
ponye-la
basket-
art
.
def
.
sg
a
to
ma
1sg
.
poss
moman.
mother
I give the basket to my mother.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 256
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
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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