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Example 7-152
Di gyel ge shi moma wan flowaz.
Di
def
gyel
girl
ge
give
shi
3sg
.
poss
moma
mother
wan
indf
flowa-z.
flower-
pl
The girl gave her mother a flower. OR: The girl gave a flower to her mother.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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