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===Ditransitive Sentences=== | ===Ditransitive Sentences=== | ||
For verbs such as "give", "sell", "send" etc. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditransitive], the normal situation is to have the donor marked in the ergative case in the usual position (i.e before the verb and any postpositional phrases), the theme (whatever is being given / sold etc. to someone) directly after it, and marked with the secundative postposition /- | For verbs such as "give", "sell", "send" etc. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditransitive], the normal situation is to have the donor marked in the ergative case in the usual position (i.e before the verb and any postpositional phrases), the theme (whatever is being given / sold etc. to someone) directly after it, and marked with the secundative postposition /-ta/, and the recipient in the absolutive case either after the verb or topicalised at the beginning of the sentence e.g. | ||
/ˈsʰíʔtà=zù bàṵn= | /ˈsʰíʔtà=zù bàṵn=tá gḭ̂p dô̰k/ | ||
guardian=ERG bone=SEC give dog | guardian=ERG bone=SEC give dog | ||
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or | or | ||
/dô̰k ˈsʰíʔtà=zù wá=bàṵn= | /dô̰k ˈsʰíʔtà=zù wá=bàṵn=tá gḭ̂p/ | ||
dog guardian=ERG INDEF=bone=SEC give | dog guardian=ERG INDEF=bone=SEC give | ||
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The ergative argument can be topicalised in the same way e.g. | The ergative argument can be topicalised in the same way e.g. | ||
/ˈsʰíʔtà wá=bàṵn= | /ˈsʰíʔtà wá=bàṵn=tá gḭ̂p dô̰k/ | ||
guardian INDEF=bone=SEC give dog | guardian INDEF=bone=SEC give dog | ||
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It is also perfectly possible to put a ditransitive sentence in the antipassive voice e.g. | It is also perfectly possible to put a ditransitive sentence in the antipassive voice e.g. | ||
/ˈsʰíʔtà bàṵn= | /ˈsʰíʔtà bàṵn=tá θú=gḭ̂p dô̰k=àuŋ/ | ||
guardian bone=SEC ANTIP=give dog=DAT | guardian bone=SEC ANTIP=give dog=DAT | ||
The guardian gave the bone to the dog. | The guardian gave the bone to the dog. | ||
===With Postpositional Phrases=== | ===With Postpositional Phrases=== | ||