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Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'
Language:
Panyjima
Feature:
Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'
by
Martin Haspelmath
Value:
Double-object construction
Examples
Sentence igt-1190:
Ngunha parnka ngarna-rta mantu-yu.
Ngunha
that
parnka
lizard
ngarna-rta
eat-
fut
mantu-yu.
meat-
acc
That lizard will eat the meat.
Sentence igt-1191:
Ngatha yukurru-ku mantu-yu yinya-nha.
Ngatha
I.
nom
yukurru-ku
dog-
acc
mantu-yu
meat-
acc
yinya-nha.
give-
pst
I gave the dog meat.
References
Dench 1991
cite
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