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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 70.0%
Example 68-74:
Pombo kasi tongka
for
Kes.
Pombo
dove
kasi
give
tongka
stick
for
to
Kes.
monkey
Dove gave the stick to Monkey.
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 222
Confidence:
Very certain
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 30.0%
Example 68-73:
[...] la de kasi beta sa-bua lei.
[...]
[...]
la
then
de
3sg
kasi
give
beta
1sg
sa-bua
one-
clf
lei.
also
[...] and then she gave me one as well.
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 221
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Language:
Ambon Malay
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 221
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