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Example 73-51
Xwanami Markobu platuda kibrashka
Xwana-mi
Juana-
aff
Marko-bu
Marco-
gen
platu-da
plate-
acc
kibra-shka
break-
evid
Juana has broken Marco's plates.
Comment:
The affirmative on the first constituent does not necessarily imply focus.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Focusing of the noun phrase: In situ focusing (with particle)
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