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Example 15-134
na ʤɔn wi bin si
na
foc
ʤɔn
John
wi
1pl
bin
pst
si
see
It was John that we saw.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Finney 2003
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Cleft with copula before focus
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