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Example 73-110
bosmu todo platami dasha
bos-mu
2sg
-
all
todo
all
plata-mi
money-
aff
da-sha
give-
1sg
.
fut
I will give you all the money.
Comment:
The non-canonical non-first constituent position of
-mi
affirmative marks focus.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: In situ focusing (with particle)
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