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    Selecting a present participle
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    The copula come come shares a selection restriction with other copulas. It may select a restricted set of present participles of verbs which semantically represent a type of movement or transportation.

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    The copula come come selects a restricted set of present participles of verbs which semantically represent a type of movement or transportation. An example is provided below:

    Example 1

    De ferwachting wie, hja soenen rinnende komme
    the expectation was they would walking come
    It was expected that they would come on foot

    The participle cannot be syntactically expanded:

    Example 2

    *De ferwachting wie, hja soenen op fuotbalskuon rinnende komme
    the expectation was they would on soccer.shoes walking come
    It was expected that they would come walking on soccer shoes
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      Author(s):
      Eric Hoekstra
      Category:
      Frisian Syntax
      Publication date:
      14 May 2020
      Keywords:
      present participlekind of movementkind of transportation
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