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Example 35-191
Toma ope bi lêlê mu.
Toma
take
ope
foot
bi
come
lêlê
accompany
mu.
me
Come to me on your feet.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation impossible
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