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Example 50-200
Bat Ijénie ka bat Ijenn.
Bat
beat
Ijénie
Ijénie
ka
prog
bat
beat
Ijenn.
Ijenn
It's beating what Ijénie does with Ijenn. OR: Ijénie is really beating Ijenn.
Comment:
This sentence presupposes
Ka Ijénie ka fè?
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ludwig 1991
: 95
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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