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Going to named places
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Preposition Frequency: 36.0%
Example 8-123:
Maikal go a Bie yeside.
Maikal
Michael
go
go
a
to
Bie
Bay
yeside.
yesterday
Michael went to (Montego) Bay yesterday.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Serial verb plus preposition Frequency: 36.0%
Example 8-124:
Jak waak go a Bie ina di rien.
Jak
Jack
waak
walk
go
go
a
prep
Bie
Bay
ina
in
di
det
rien.
rain
Jack walked to (Montego) Bay in the rain.
Confidence:
Very certain
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No adpositional/case marking Frequency: 28.0%
Example 8-122:
Maikal go Bie yeside.
Maikal
Michael
go
go
Bie
Bay
yeside.
yesterday
Michael went to (Montego) Bay yesterday.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Own knowledge
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