Datapoint Singlish/Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Values

Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 50.0%

Example 21-81:
The guy gave the girl a bouquet of flowers.
The
det
guy
guy
gave
give.pst
the
det
girl
girl
a
det
bouquet
bouquet
of
of
flower-s.
flower-pl
The guy gave the girl a bouquet of flowers.

Source: Lim 2004: 49

Confidence:
Very certain

Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 50.0%

Example 21-80:
The guy gave a bouquet of flowers to the girl.
The
the
guy
guy
gave
give.pst
a
det
bouquet
bouquet
of
of
flowers
flower.pl
to
to
the
det
girl.
girl
The guy gave a bouquet of flowers to the girl.
Confidence:
Very certain