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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient
Example 74-94:
máyka pátlač kámuks
kápa
tánas
máyka
2sg
pátlač
give
kámuks
dog
kápa
prep
tánas
small
You’re giving the child a dog.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
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Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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