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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 50.0%
Example 16-80:
gɔvamɛnt se ì gò giv dɛ family ɔf dos pipu sɔm mɔni
gɔvamɛnt
government
se
say
ì
3sg
gò
fut
giv
give
dɛ
art
family
family
ɔf
of
dos
dem
pipu
people
sɔm
indf
mɔni
money
The government said it would give the families of those people money.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 50.0%
Example 16-79:
à gò faind sɔm mɔni giv mà mɔda
à
1sg
gò
fut
faind
find
sɔm
indf
mɔni
money
giv
give
mà
1sg
.
poss
mɔda
mother
I will (find and) give some money to my mother.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
Huber 2003
: 239
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