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Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
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Double-object construction
Example 51-100:
Man ba madanm-lan liv-la.
Man
1sg
ba
give
madanm-lan
woman-
def
liv-la.
book-
def
I gave the book to the woman.
Example 51-101:
Man pran liv-la.
Man
1sg
pran
take
liv-la.
book-
def
I took the book.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Martinican Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Language:
Martinican Creole
Feature:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Source:
Damoiseau 1999
: 19
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