Value Subject – verb – theme – recipient

Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Examples

  1. Meri i givim kaikai long pikinini.
    Meri
    woman
    i
    pm
    givim
    give.tr
    kaikai
    food
    long
    prep
    pikinini.
    child
    The woman gave food to the child.