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Example 18-168
Na
waka
we a
waka,
a no bin run.
Na
foc
.
cop
waka
walk
we
rel
a
1sg
.
sbj
waka,
walk
a
1sg
.
sbj
no
neg
bin
pst
run.
run
It was walking that I did, not running.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
nd
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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