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Value Subject – verb – theme – recipient
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
References
Huber 2003
: 239
Examples
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.
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