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Going to named places
The preposition 'to' is not attested in Tong (1862).
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No adpositional/case marking
Example 20-120:
希合告簡當
He hap go Canton.
He
3sg
hap
pfv
go
go
Canton.
Canton
He has gone to Canton.
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.40
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.40
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