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Value Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
Language:
Santome
Parameter:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions
References
Alexandre et al. 2002
Examples
Tlabadô toma inen mantxin se kota po ku ê.
Tlabadô
worker
toma
take
inen
3pl
.
def
mantxin
axe
se
dem
kota
cut
po
tree
ku
with
ê.
3sg
The workers cut the tree(s) with those/these axes.
See
Hagemeijer 2000
: 39
So san toma platu se pê son.
So
then
san
she
toma
take
platu
plate
se
dem
pê
put
son.
ground
Then she put the plate on the ground. OR: The she took the plate and put it on the ground.
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