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Example 14-112
Bruce push(ed) Marie in the hole.
Bruce
Bruce
push(ed)
pushed
Marie
Marie
in
in
the
the
hole.
hole
Bruce pushed Marie into the hole.
Comment:
Motion 'into' occurs variably with
in
.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Datapoints:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’: At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
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