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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme
Example 5-100:
mi gi di maan di baal
mi
1sg
gi
give
di
the
maan
man
di
the
baal
ball
I gave the man the ball. OR: I have given the ball to the man.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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