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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient
Example 22-109:
Meri i givim kaikai long pikinini.
Meri
woman
i
pm
givim
give.
tr
kaikai
food
long
prep
pikinini.
child
The woman gave food to the child.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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