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Example 6-63
De wuman giv shi de money.
De
det
wuman
woman
giv
give
shi
her
de
det
money.
money
The woman gave her the money.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Informant
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
by
Susanne Mühleisen
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Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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