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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme
Example 13-115:
Buckra give de people corn.
Buckra
buckra
give
give
de
det
people
people
corn.
corn
The white man gives the people corn.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 262
Example 13-116:
Yu ɟi ɛwɪ man in yo krɒʊd tɛn sɛnt.
Yu
you
ɟi
give
ɛwɪ
every
man
man
in
in
yo
your
krɒʊd
crowd
tɛn
ten
sɛnt.
cent
You give every man in your crowd ten cent.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 286
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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