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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 50.0%
Example 55-104:
mo ti don Pyer liv la
mo
1sg
ti
pst
don
give
Pyer
Pierre
liv
book
la
def
I gave Peter the book.
Example 55-106:
mo'n don Klod semiz
mo'n
1sg
.
compl
don
give
Klod
Claude
semiz
shirt
I give the shirt to Claude.
Source:
Adone 2004
Confidence:
Very certain
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 50.0%
Example 55-103:
mo'n don semiz Klod
mo'n
1sg
.
compl
don
give
semiz
shirt
Klod
Claude
I gave the shirt to Claude.
Source:
Adone 2004
Example 55-105:
mo ti don liv la ar Pyer
mo
1sg
ti
pst
don
give
liv
book
la
def
ar
with
Pyer
Pierre
I gave the book to Peter.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
Adone 2004
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