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Example 23-161
ol papa blong mi
nomo
oli bildim haos ia
ol
pl
papa
father
blong
poss
mi
1sg
nomo
only/
foc
oli
agr
bildim
build
haos
house
ia
def
It was my father and uncles who built the house.
Comment:
Ol papa blong
mi
refers to father and uncles.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Fronting with particle after focus
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