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Example 50-159
I pran lenj a-y pann-li.
I
3sg
pran
take
lenj
cloth
a-y
3sg
.
poss
pann-li.
hang-
3sg
.
obj
She hung up her cloth.
French:
Il/elle a suspendu son linge.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Ludwig 1996
: 249
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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