Datapoint Gullah/‘Take’ serial verb constructions

Resumptive pronouns appear to be impossible with instruments. Thus,

*E take stick kill um wid um.
[3SG.SBJ take stick kill 3SG.OBJ with 3SG.OBJ]

is judged to be ungrammatical.

Values

Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible Frequency: 50.0%

Example 13-153:
Then you take the gravy put əm in a dish.
Then
then
you
you
take
take
the
the
gravy
gravy
put
put
əm
3sg
in
in
a
a
dish.
dish
Then you put the gravy in a dish.

Source: Cunningham 1992: 37

Confidence:
Certain

Instrument of the second verb, no resumptive pronoun Frequency: 50.0%

Example 13-152:
E take stick kill um.
E
3sg.sbj
take
take
stick
stick
kill
kill
um.
3sg.obj
He killed it with a stick.

Source: Turner [1949] 2002: 211

Confidence:
Certain