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Value Special motion-from adposition
Language:
African American English
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Examples
Bruce pull Marie out of the hole.
Bruce
Bruce
pull
pull
Marie
Marie
out
out
of
of
the
the
hole.
hole
Bruce pulled Marie out of the hole.
Bruce pull(ed) Marie out the hole.
Bruce
Bruce
pull(ed)
pull(
pst
)
Marie
Marie
out
out
the
the
hole.
hole
Bruce pulled Marie out of the hole.
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