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Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
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Special motion-from adposition
Example 7-193:
Hi pol shi fram i hool.
Hi
3sg
pol
pull
shi
3sg
fram
from
i
art
hool.
hole
He pulled her out of the hole. OR: He pulled her from the hole.
Example 7-194:
Hi pol shi out fram i hool.
Hi
3sg
pol
pull
shi
3sg
out
out
fram
from
i
art
hool.
hole
He pulled her out of the hole. OR: He pulled her from the hole.
Example 7-195:
Hi pol shi outa i hool.
Hi
3sg
pol
pull
shi
3sg
out-a
out-
pcl
i
art
hool.
hole
He pulled her out of the hole. OR: He pulled her from the hole.
Example 7-196:
Hi pol shi out i hool.
Hi
3sg
pol
pull
shi
3sg
out
out
i
art
hool.
hole
He pulled her from the hole. OR: He pulled her out of the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
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Language:
Vincentian Creole
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Source:
Own knowledge
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