Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/Motion-to and motion-from

Motion-to can be expressed in at least three different ways:

1. go
2. go fɔ
3. serialized go

but in all three cases this is different from the motion-from construction.

Values

Differentiation

Example 16-106:
jù go hɔspital
jù
2sg
go
go
hɔspital
hospital
You go to the hospital.

Source: Huber 1999: 274

Example 16-107:
dè kam frɔm difrɛn difrɛn difrɛn difrɛn kantri
dè
3pl
kam
come
frɔm
from
difrɛn~difrɛn~difrɛn~difrɛn
different~different~different~different
kantri
country
They come from different countries.

Source: Huber 1999: 245

Example 16-108:
à waka go makɛt
à
1sg
waka
walk
go
go
makɛt
market
I walked to the market.
Confidence:
Certain