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Example 50-202
Sé bat menm Ijéni ka bat Ijenn.
Sé
foc
bat
beat
menm
intens
Ijéni
Ijéni
ka
prog
bat
beat
Ijenn.
Ijenn
It's really beating what Ijéni does/is doing with Ijenn.
Comment:
This sentence presupposes: "Or does she do other things with him?".
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ludwig et al. 1990
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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