Language: Emai
Contributors: Ronald Schaefer and Francis Egbokhare
Complex verb
Verb meaning: STEAL [steal]
Comment: V = manner of manipulation verb; 'steal' is construed as end state resulting from incremental repositioning of an object, no simple predicate for 'steal' ; one can say 'x seized y from z' with x miee z y but this does not mean 'steal'
Schema: 1 > V > 2
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stealer | Ø | A |
| 2 | stolen thing | Ø | P |
| (164) |
Òjè dó ọ́lí úkpùn nwú. òjè Oje dó engage.in.stealth ọ́lí the úkpùn cloth nwú take.hold.SG Oje stole the cloth. |
| (165) |
Òjè dó élí éwè húá. òjè Oje dó engage.in.stealth élí the éwè goats húá take.hold.PL Oje stole the goats. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
