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Value ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
References
Rickford and Rickford 1976
: 147, line 367
Examples
mi git op an mi ron go a di sailin
mi
1sg
git
get
op
up
an
and
mi
1sg
ron
run
go
go
a
to
di
the
sailin
sideline
I got up and ran to the sideline canal.
See
Rickford 1987
: 147, line 367
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