Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Datapoint
African American English
/
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Values
Show/hide details
Special motion-from adposition
Example 14-114:
Bruce pull Marie out of the hole.
Bruce
Bruce
pull
pull
Marie
Marie
out
out
of
of
the
the
hole.
hole
Bruce pulled Marie out of the hole.
Example 14-115:
Bruce pull(ed) Marie out the hole.
Bruce
Bruce
pull(ed)
pull(
pst
)
Marie
Marie
out
out
the
the
hole.
hole
Bruce pulled Marie out of the hole.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Language:
African American English
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Source:
Own knowledge
×