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Value After the focused element
Language:
Gullah
Parameter:
Focus particle ‘also’
Examples
De wine gwine waste an de old bottle gwine git ruint
too.
De
the
wine
wine
gwine
going
waste
waste
an
and
de
the
old
old
bottle
bottle
gwine
going
git
get
ruint
ruined
too.
foc
The wine is going to waste and the old bottle will get ruined too. (Mt 9.17)
See
Anonymous 2005
: 30
Dey nail two tief too pon dey own cross.
Dey
they
nail
nail
two
two
tief
thieves
too
foc
pon
upon
dey
their
own
own
cross.
cross
They also nailed two thieves on their own cross. (Mt 27.38)
See
Anonymous 2005
: 111
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