L-Parameter: Post-VP ‘go’ as an associated motion marker

From Contribution: Sinitic between Altaic and Mainland Southeast Asia

This describes the use of 'go' after a verb phrase to indicate purposive motion (e.g. "buy things go"). This head-final structure is prevalent in Northern Sinitic and Altaic languages, contrasting with the resultative use of 'go' found in the south.

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