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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 50.0%
Example 26-75:
a wɛn giv bæk da glu tu ænti
a
1sg
wɛn
pst
.
pfv
giv
give
bæk
back
da
art
glu
glue
tu
to
ænti
auntie
I gave the glue back to Auntie.
Confidence:
Certain
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 50.0%
Example 26-74:
a wɛn giv ænti da glu
a
1sg
wɛn
pst
.
pfv
giv
give
ænti
auntie
da
art
glu
glue
I gave Auntie the glue.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
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Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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