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Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'
Language:
Pero
Feature:
Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'
by
Martin Haspelmath
Value:
Indirect-object construction
Examples
Sentence igt-250:
Músà mún-kò júrà tí D*íllà.
Músà
Musa
mún-kò
give-
comp
júrà
peanut
tí
to
D*íllà.
Dilla
Musa gave peanuts to Dilla.
Sentence igt-251:
À-mún-tée-nò-té-m.
À-mún-tée-nò-té-m.
neg
-give-
vent
-
1sg
.
obj
-
3sg
.
obj
-
neg
He did not give it to me.
References
Frajzyngier 1989
cite
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