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Example 7-250
Di man iz hu se so.
Di
art
man
man
iz
foc
hu
rel
se
say
so.
so
The man is the one who said that.
Comment:
The focused NP precedes the copula (
iz
-mesolectal type or
a
basilectal type).
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 228
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Cleft with copula after focus
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