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Example 55-103
mo'n don semiz Klod
mo'n
1sg
.
compl
don
give
semiz
shirt
Klod
Claude
I gave the shirt to Claude.
Type:
written (grammar)
Source:
Adone 2004
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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