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Example 9-192
Habat da me di kapn.
Habat
Herbert
da
foc
me
ant
di
the
kapn.
captain
Herbert was the captain. OR: It was Herbert who was the captain.
Comment:
Da
ocurs in copula position, but is a common focusing particle.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1993
: 237
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Cleft with copula after focus
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