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‘Take’ serial verb constructions
There is only one example in the Batavia corpus.
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Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
Example 43-100:
Lanta
komer
tridji
na medja.
Lanta
raise
komer
food
tridji
bring
na
to
medja.
table
Bring the food to the table. OR: Take the food and bring it to the table.
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 75
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Batavia Creole
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Batavia Creole
Feature:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 73-75
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