Value Double-object construction

Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Parameter:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
References
Huber 1999: 239

Examples

  1. à gò faind sɔm mɔni giv mà mɔda
    à
    1sg
    gò
    fut
    faind
    find
    sɔm
    indf
    mɔni
    money
    giv
    give
    mà
    1sg.poss
    mɔda
    mother
    I will (find and) give some money to my mother.
  2. gɔvamɛnt se ì gò giv dɛ family ɔf dos pipu sɔm mɔni
    gɔvamɛnt
    government
    se
    say
    ì
    3sg
    gò
    fut
    giv
    give
    dɛ
    art
    family
    family
    ɔf
    of
    dos
    dem
    pipu
    people
    sɔm
    indf
    mɔni
    money
    The government said it would give the families of those people money.
  3. dè no kam giv ɛitin, dè no tɔk ɛitin ɛgɛn
    dè
    3pl
    no
    neg
    kam
    come
    giv
    give
    ɛitin,
    anything
    dè
    3pl
    no
    neg
    tɔk
    talk
    ɛitin
    anything
    ɛgɛn
    again
    They didn't give anyhing, they did not say anything again.

    See Huber 1999: 203