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Example 7-249
A mi ruhn dis hous ya.
A
cop
mi
1sg
ruhn
run
dis
dem
hous
house
ya.
here
I am the one in charge of this house.
Comment:
The copula (
a
or
iz
) precedes the focused pronoun or full NP.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 264
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Cleft with copula before focus
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