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Example 10-243
Francy breda staat laaf, an se da
faam
ihn wende
faam
.
Francy
Francy
breda
brother
staat
start
laaf,
laugh
an
and
se
say
da
foc
faam
pretend
ihn
3sg
wende
ant
.
prog
faam.
pretend
Francy's brother started to laugh, and said that Francy was just pretending.
Comment:
Original translation from ABC Stuoriz (p. 51).
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
ABC Stuoriz
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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