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Value Double-object construction
Language:
Casamancese Creole
Parameter:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Examples
N da Joŋ libru. ~ N da libru Joŋ.
N
1sg
.
sbj
ø
pfv
da
give
Joŋ
John
libru.
book
~
N
1sg
.
sbj
ø
pfv
da
give
libru
book
Joŋ.
John
I gave John the/a book.
Mariya langá mininu kalsa. ~ Mariya langá kalsa mininu.
Mariya
Mary
ø
pfv
langá
hand.over
mininu
child
kalsa.
trousers
~
Mariya
Mary
ø
pfv
langá
hand.over
kalsa
trousers
mininu.
child
Mary handed over the trousers to the child.
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