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Value Subject – verb – theme – recipient
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
References
Aye 2005
: 136-137
Examples
Belakang, dia pon baik-baik kasi itu kaca jeremin sama saya.
Belakang,
back
dia
3sg
pon
also
baik~baik
good~good
kasi
give
itu
dem
kaca
spec-
jeremin
tacles
sama
with
saya.
1sg
After this, he carefully gave me my spectacles.
Ah, lain kali, jangan kasi wang sama ini macam punya olang.
Ah,
interj
lain
other
kali,
time
jangan
don’t
kasi
give
wang
money
sama
with
ini
dem
macam
like
punya
modif
olang.
person
Next time, don’t give money to people like him.
See
Aye 2005
: 356
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