'Give' Constructions in the Papuan Languages of Timor-Alor-Pantar
This paper describes three-participant ‘give’ constructions in ten Papuan languages of the Timor-Alor-Pantar (TAP) family. Generally lacking a class of simple ditransitive root verbs, TAP languages express ‘give’ events by means of biclausal constructions (&am...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dartmouth College Library
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Linguistic Discovery |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.421 |