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Example 7-61
Di hedtiicha duhz giv dem lesnz.
Di
art
hed-tiicha
head-teacher
duhz
hab
giv
give
dem
3pl
lesn-z.
lesson-
pl
The headteacher gives them lessons.
Comment:
Both
ge
(basilectal; Example 150) and
giv
(mesolectal) are used. The form
gi
(even more basilectal; Example 151) also exists.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004
: A10
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural suffix
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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