Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/Focus particle ‘also’

Values

After the focused element

Example 16-154:
dagɔmba ʧif tu ĩ tu de dɛ
dagɔmba
Dagomba
ʧif
chief
tu
foc
3sg
tu
foc
de
cop
there
The Dagomba chief was also there.

Source: Huber 1999: 249

Example 16-155:
dis auà man tu we de fɔ tɔp tu ĩ tu ì make wì dè fiɛr àm nau
dis
dem
auà
1pl.poss
man
man
tu
foc
[we
[comp
de
cop
for
tɔp]
top]
tu
foc
3sg
tu
foc
ì
3sg
make
make
1pl
hab
fiɛr
fear
àm
3sg.obj
nau
now
Our man who is at the top (i.e. who rules us) makes us fear him now.
Confidence:
Very certain