Example 2-274

Want na tu leisi mi nanga a man meki afsprak kaba.
Want
because
na
foc
tu
two
leisi
time
mi
1sg
nanga
and
a
det
man
man
meki
make
afsprak
appointment
kaba.
already
Because it’s twice that the guy and I made an appointment already.
Comment:
EXAMPLES 120, 272 and 273 REPRESENT CASES OF CONTRASTIVE OR IDENTIFICATIONAL FOCUS. THERE ARE ALSO CASES OF PRESENTATIONAL OR INFORMATION FOCUS, SUCH AS this example.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Winford 2008: 27