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Example 7-206
Ge him a mesag gemi pliiz.
Ge
give
him
3.
obj
a
indf
mesag
message
ge-mi
give-
1sg
pliiz.
please
Give him a message for me please.
Comment:
Here, the second
ge
introduces only the substitute.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004
: A15
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
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