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Example 6-64
Hi give it to shi moda.
Hi
3sg
give
give
it
3sg
.
do
to
to
shi
3sg
.
poss
moda.
mother
He gave it to her mother.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Informant
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
by
Susanne Mühleisen
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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