tyxaa

Verb meaning: TEAR [tear]

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1 V 2

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 tearer Ø A
2 torn thing Ø P
Examples for basic coding frame:
(252)

Kinn tyxaa ng nuwe seatke.
kinn
3PL
tyxaa
tear
ng
1SG
nuwe
new
seat-ke
seat-PL
They have torn my new seats.

See Güldemann et al. 2010.0

(253)

ǀoba tyxaa ǂxanisi ǀxaa.
ǀoba
child
tyxaa
tear
ǂxani-si
book-SG
ǀxaa
side
The child tears the book's page.

Comment: given when asked for 'The child tears the page from the book.'

See Güldemann et al. 2010.0

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Alternation class Occurs Comment # Ex.