Example 25-330

Hajbanwan binij gigen from grog.
Hajban-wan
husband-adj
binij
finish
gigen
also
from
from
grog.
alcohol
[Since the wife had stopped drinking], the husband too stopped with the alcohol.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the use of the focus particle gigen 'again, also'. In the context it is clear that the focus particle has scope over 'husband' (everything else is part of the presupposition).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt