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Value Subject – verb – recipient – theme
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
References
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Examples
Maria dá se filha un drops.
Maria
Maria
dá
give
se
3sg
.
poss
filha
daughter
un
det
drops.
candy
Maria gave her daughter a candy.
Portuguese:
A Maria deu um rebuçado à sua filha.
See
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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