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Gurindji Kriol
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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 70.0%
Example 72-93:
Dat kirri im gibit jumok
ngumpitku.
Dat
the
kirri
woman
im
3sg
gib-it
give-
tr
jumok
smoke
ngumpit-ku.
man-
dat
The woman gives a cigarette to the man.
Source:
Meakins 2011
: 432
Confidence:
Very certain
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 30.0%
Example 72-92:
Dat malyju gibit det man jumok.
Dat
the
malyju
boy
gib-it
give-
tr
det
the
man
man
jumok.
cigarette
The boy gave the man a cigarette.
Source:
Meakins 2011
: 432
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Meakins 2011
: 431
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