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Example 23-135
Lili i putum top blong rop long han blong hem, hem i pusum i go
Lili
Lili
i
agr
putum
put
top
top
blong
poss
rop
vine
long
in
han
hand
blong
poss
hem,
3sg
hem
3sg
i
agr
pusum
push
i
agr
go
go
Lili put the top of the vine in her hand and pushed it forward.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go': ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
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