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Value ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Parameter:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
References
Tong 1862
: VI.30
;
Tong 1862
: VI.39
Examples
㕭仙地地(竹+厘)打臣哥買口素
You sendee three dozen go my houso.
You
2sg
sendee
send
three
three
dozen
dozen
go
go
my
1sg
.
poss
houso.
house
Send three dozens to my house.
See
Tong 1862
: VI.30
布凌温卑時車甘
Bring one piecee chair come.
Bring
bring
one
art
.
indf
piecee
clf
chair
chair
come.
come
Bring a chair here.
See
Tong 1862
: VI.39
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