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Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
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Double-object construction Frequency: 50.0%
Example 3-72:
Di womi da di mujee wan buku.
Di
def
.
sg
womi
man
da
give
di
def
.
sg
mujee
woman
wan
one
buku.
book
The man gave the woman one book.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Indirect-object construction Frequency: 50.0%
Example 3-73:
A da wan buku da mi.
A
3sg
da
give
wan
one
buku
book
da
give
mi.
1sg
He gave one book to me.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Source:
Fieldwork data
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