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Value ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
References
Bartens 2003
: 102
Examples
Beda Taiga swim gaan shuo.
Beda
Brother
Taiga
Tiger
swim
swim
gaan
go.
pfv
shuo.
shore
Brother Tiger swam to the shore.
Dionis jos lef gaan.
Dionis
Dionis
jos
just
lef
leave
gaan.
go.
pfv
Dionis just left.
Naansi jomp op an ron gaan lef Beda Taiga de egen.
Naansi
Anancy
jomp
jump
op
up
an
and
ron
run
gaan
go.
pfv
lef
leave
Beda
Brother
Taiga
Tiger
de
dem
.
loc
egen.
again
Anacy jumped up and run away, leaving Brother Tiger there again.
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