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Example 50-201
Sé bat Ijéni ka bat Ijenn.
Sé
foc
bat
beat
Ijéni
Ijéni
ka
prog
bat
beat
Ijenn.
Ijenn
It's beating which Ijéni does/is doing with Ijenn.
Type:
constructed by author and approved by speaker
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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