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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to Frequency: 50.0%
Example 21-112:
Emma pushed Kate in the pool.
Emma
Emma
push-ed
push-
pst
Kate
Kate
in
in
the
det
pool.
pool
Emma pushed Kate in the pool.
Example 21-113:
Emma is in the pool.
Emma
Emma
is
be
in
in
the
det
pool.
pool
Emma is in the pool.
Confidence:
Certain
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Special motion-to preposition Frequency: 50.0%
Example 21-111:
Emma pushed Kate into the pool.
Emma
Emma
push-ed
push-
pst
Kate
Kate
into
into
the
det
pool.
pool
Emma pushed Kate into the pool.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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