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Example 50-199
Achté mwen achté'y.
Achté
buy
mwen
1sg
achté='y.
buy=
3sg
I did buy it.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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