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Example 16-115
waia gɔs we ì de (fɔ) dɛ wɔta
waia
wire
gɔs
gaze
we
comp
ì
3sg
de
cop
(fɔ)
(for)
dɛ
art
wɔta
water
a wire gaze that is in the water
Comment:
Location in a place is expressed by the locative copula
de
, optionally followed by the preposition
fɔ
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative locative phrases: Invariant copula
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases: Differentiation
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’: Special motion-to preposition
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’: At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: At-rest marking is used to express motion-from
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: Special motion-from adposition
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