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Example 49-321
Se atè l donnen.
Se
hl
atè
to.ground
l
3sg
donnen.
give
It is to the ground that she gives (fruit).
French:
C'est à terre qu'elle donne (du fruit).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fattier 2006
: 159
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Cleft with focus particle before focus
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