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Example 18-130
A
tek
naif
giv
yu.
A
1sg
.
sbj
tek
take
naif
knife
giv
give
yu.
2sg
.
obj
I gave you the knife.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
nd
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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