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Example 29-210
SKRYF skryf hy NIE!
SKRYF
write
skryf
write
hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
NIE!
neg
He just won't WRITE! / He's certainly not writing!
Comment:
The initial verb and the negator are necessarily stressed here. This structure expresses exasperation.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: No verb doubling
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