Value At-rest marking is used to express motion-to

Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
References
Bartens 2003: 203

Examples

  1. Beda Ginihen tek wan rod an shob ih dong iina ihn truot.
    Beda
    Brother
    Ginihen
    Guineahen
    tek
    take
    wan
    art.indf
    rod
    rod
    an
    and
    shob
    shove
    ih
    3sg.n
    dong
    down
    iina
    in
    ihn
    3sg.poss
    truot.
    throat
    Brother Guineahen took a rod and shoved it down his throat.
  2. Aal ihn kuda du da shub di man iina di waadroub.
    Aal
    all
    ihn
    3sg
    kuda
    could
    du
    do
    da
    foc
    shub
    shove
    di
    art.def
    man
    man
    iina
    in
    di
    art.def
    waadroub.
    wardrobe
    All she could do was to shove the man into her wardrobe.
  3. Jack memba se ihn get sebn okro iina ihn pakit.
    Jack
    Jack
    memba
    remember
    se
    comp
    ihn
    3sg
    get
    get
    sebn
    seven
    okro
    occra
    iina
    in
    ihn
    3sg.poss
    pakit.
    pocket
    Jack remembered he had seven ladyfingers in his pocket.
  4. Shi liv him wan iina wan likl bood hous.
    Shi
    3sg.sbj.f
    liv
    live
    him
    3sg
    wan
    one
    iina
    in
    wan
    art.indf
    likl
    little
    bood
    board
    hous.
    house
    She lived all by herself in a little wooden house.