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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 70.0%
Example 53-238:
Mo don ma maman ponye-la.
Mo
1sg
don
give
ma
1sg
.
poss
maman
mother
ponye-la.
basket-
art
.
def
.
sg
I give my mother the basket.
French:
Je donne le panier à ma mère.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 255
Confidence:
Certain
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 30.0%
Example 53-239:
Mo don ponye-la a ma moman.
Mo
1sg
don
give
ponye-la
basket-
art
.
def
.
sg
a
to
ma
1sg
.
poss
moman.
mother
I give the basket to my mother.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 256
Example 53-390:
Mo done pikayon piti gasson mo fie ki kouri lékol.
Mo
1sg
done
give
pikayon
nickel
piti
little
gasson
boy
mo
1sg
fie
daughter
ki
rel
kouri
go
lékol.
school
I gave a nickel to my daughter's son who goes to school.
Source:
Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987
: 102
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 255
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