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Example 55-193
se li ki ti fer sa
se
cop
li
3sg
ki
rel
ti
pst
fer
do
sa
that
It is s/he who did that.
Comment:
This structure is a recent calque from French but its use is rather marginal.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Cleft with copula before focus
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