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Example 72-157
Bat datsda karungku i bin pangkily im.
Bat
but
datsda
foc
karu-ngku
child-
erg
i
3sg
.
sbj
bin
pst
pangkily
hit.on.head
im.
3sg
.
obj
But it was the child who hit him on the head.
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Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Fronting with particle before focus
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