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Value ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
Examples
Liiv dem de ge mi.
Liiv
leave
dem
3pl
de
there
ge
give
mi.
1sg
Leave them there for me. OR: Leave those for me.
See
Prescod 2004
: 92
Bai da de ge mi.
Bai
buy
da
dem
de
there
ge
give
mi.
1sg
Buy that for me.
See
Prescod 2004
: 212
Ge him a mesag gemi pliiz.
Ge
give
him
3.
obj
a
indf
mesag
message
ge-mi
give-
1sg
pliiz.
please
Give him a message for me please.
See
Prescod 2004
: A15
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