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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to Frequency: 70.0%
Example 14-100:
He in the kitchen.
He
he
in
in
the
the
kitchen.
kitchen
He is in the kitchen.
Example 14-112:
Bruce push(ed) Marie in the hole.
Bruce
Bruce
push(ed)
pushed
Marie
Marie
in
in
the
the
hole.
hole
Bruce pushed Marie into the hole.
Confidence:
Certain
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Special motion-to preposition Frequency: 30.0%
Example 14-113:
Bruce push(ed) his friend into the back seat. / Bruce push(ed) his friend in the back seat.
Bruce
Bruce
push(ed)
pushed
his
his
friend
friend
into
into
the
the
back
back
seat.
seat
/
Bruce
Bruce
push(ed)
pushed
his
his
friend
friend
in
in
the
the
back
back
seat.
seat
Bruce pushed his friend into the back seat.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
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Language:
African American English
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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