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Example 7-251
A tiif i tiif mek dem faiya uhm.
A
foc
tiif
thief
i
3sg
tiif
thief
mek
make
dem
3pl
faiya
fire
uhm.
3sg
It was because he committed theft that they fired him.
Comment:
A causal relationship can be highlighted by the doubling of the verb using focus particle and
mek
('make').
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
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