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Tukang Besi
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Applicative Constructions
Language:
Tukang Besi
Feature:
Applicative Constructions
by
Maria Polinsky
Value:
Benefactive and other; both bases
Examples
Sentence igt-3561:
no-ala te kau
no-ala
3.REALIS -fetch
te
the
kau
wood
She fetched the wood. note: Basic construction, 2-place predicate
Sentence igt-3562:
no-ala-ako te ina-su te kau
no-ala-ako
3.REALIS -fetch-
appl
te
the
ina-su
mother-my
te
the
kau
wood
She fetched the wood (as a favor) for my mother. note: Applicative construction, 3-place predicate
References
Donohue 1999a
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