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Value Double-object construction
Language:
Martinican Creole
Parameter:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
References
Damoiseau 1999
: 19
Examples
Man ba madanm-lan liv-la.
Man
1sg
ba
give
madanm-lan
woman-
def
liv-la.
book-
def
I gave the book to the woman.
Man pran liv-la.
Man
1sg
pran
take
liv-la.
book-
def
I took the book.
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