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Example 2-276
A
stik
yu o
stik
a pikin.
A
foc
stik
stifle
yu
2sg
o
fut
stik
stifle
a
det
pikin.
child
You’ll suffocate the child this way.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Winford data, Tape 13-a
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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