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‘Take’ serial verb constructions
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Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
Example 24-155:
Wi tek em veges push et raun ar plet.
Wi
we
tek
take
em
pl
veges
vegetable
push
push
et
unmarked.
anaph
.
obj
.
pro
raun
around
ar
det
.
indf
.
sg
plet.
plate
We took the vegetables and pushed them around the plate.
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Language:
Norf'k
by
Peter Mühlhäusler
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Language:
Norf'k
Feature:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions
Source:
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