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Example 7-203
I tek wod pot uhm pan gruhng.
I
3sg
tek
take
wod
wood
pot
put
uhm
3.
obj
pan
on
gruhng.
ground
He took the wood and put it on the ground.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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