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Example 25-327
Oni melabat na bin seif theya la Top Kemp.
Oni
only
melabat
1pl
na
now/
foc
bin
pst
seif
safe
theya
there
la
loc
Top
Top
Kemp.
Camp
[It was] only us [who] were safe there at the Top Camp.
Comment:
Variety: Katherine. This example illustrates the use of the particle
na
as a focus marker.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Angelo et al. 1998
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Fronting with particle after focus
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