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Value Subject – verb – recipient – theme
Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
References
Meyerhoff nd
Examples
hem i givim mi ol ting olsem mane wetem wan pis kaliko
hem
3sg
i
agr
givim
give
mi
1sg
ol
pl
ting
thing
olsem
like
mane
money
wetem
with
wan
indf
pis
piece
kaliko
cloth
He gave me things, like money and a piece of cloth.
See
Meyerhoff nd
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