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Example 25-328
Thas tha wan gada kili wi. Im itha tharran ja o thet flu na.
Thas
dem
:
eq
.
cop
tha
det
wan
one
gada
fut
/
oblig
kili
kill:
tr
wi.
1pl
Im
3sg
itha
either
tharran
dem
ja
there
o
or
thet
dem
flu
flu
na.
now/
foc
That's the one [that] will kill us. It's either that one or the flu.
Comment:
Variety: Katherine. This example illustrates a cleft construction as well as 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: Cleft with copula before focus
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