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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 5-138:
Jaan push di gyal schreet insaid di hool
Jaan
John
push
push
di
def
.
art
gyal
girl
schreet
straight
insaid
inside
di
def
.
art
hool
hole
John pushed the girl straight into the hole.
Example 5-139:
Jaan de insaid di hool
Jaan
John
de
loc
.
cop
insaid
prep
di
def
.
art
hool
hole
John is inside the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Serial verb construction plus preposition Frequency: 50.0%
Example 5-140:
Jaan push di kyaart go schreet insaid di riva
Jaan
John
push
push
di
def
.
art
kyaart
cart
go
go
schreet
straight
insaid
prep
di
def
.
art
riva
river
John pushed the cart straight into the river.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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