Value At-rest marking is used to express motion-to

Language:
Seychelles Creole
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
References
Michaelis 2008: 242ff.

Examples

  1. Marcel ti pous Peter dan trou.
    Marcel
    Marcel
    ti
    pst
    pous
    push
    Peter
    Peter
    dan
    in
    trou.
    hole
    Marcel pushed Peter into the hole.

    See Michaelis 2008: 243

  2. Marcel ti dan trou.
    Marcel
    Marcel
    ti
    pst
    dan
    in
    trou.
    hole
    Marcel was in the hole.
  3. La ou al met li dan en bwat.
    La
    then
    ou
    2sg
    al
    go
    met
    put
    li
    3sg
    dan
    in
    en
    one
    bwat.
    box
    Then you put it (the rubber) into a box.
    French: Alors vous allez la mettre dans une boîte. (Bollée & Rosalie 1994: 87)

    See Bollée and Rosalie 1994: 86