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Example 35-193
So san toma platu se pê son.
So
then
san
she
toma
take
platu
plate
se
dem
pê
put
son.
ground
Then she put the plate on the ground. OR: The she took the plate and put it on the ground.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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