Datapoint Sranan/Focus particle ‘also’

Values

After the focused element Frequency: 50.0%

Example 2-279:
Yu srefi tu musu dyompu nanga wan, yu begrijp.
Yu
2sg
srefi
self
tu
too
musu
must
dyompu
jump
nanga
with
wan,
one
yu
2sg
begrijp.
understand
You too must jump with one [foot], you understand.
Example 2-280:
Mi tu no erken, dati meki mi e tyari Miller.
Mi
1sg
tu
also
no
neg
erken,
admit
dati
that
meki
make
mi
1sg
e
ipfv
tyari
carry
Miller.
Miller
I too wasn’t acknowledged (as someone’s child), that’s why I go by the name of Miller.
Confidence:
Certain

Non-adjacent following Frequency: 50.0%

Example 2-278:
I mu yepi wroko tu.
I
2sg
mu
must
yepi
help
wroko
work
tu.
too
You, too, must help with the work.

Source: Wilner 1992: 66

Example 2-281:
Na so mi ben tyari mi srefi tu.
Na
foc
so
so
mi
1sg
ben
pst
tyari
carry
mi
my
srefi
self
tu.
too
That’s how I, too, behaved.
Confidence:
Very certain