Value Subject – verb – theme – recipient

Language:
Casamancese Creole
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Examples

  1. N da libru Joŋ. ~ N da libru pa Joŋ.
    N
    1sg.sbj
    ø
    pfv
    da
    give
    libru
    book
    Joŋ.
    John
    ~
     
    N
    1sg.sbj
    ø
    pfv
    da
    give
    libru
    book
    pa
    for
    Joŋ.
    John
    I gave John the/a book.