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Example 49-324
Se dòmi Mari ta domi.
Se
hl
dòmi
sleep
Mari
Marie
ta
cond
domi.
sleep
Marie would like to sleep.
French:
Marie voudrait bien dormir.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Dejean 1982
: 42
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
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Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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