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Value Fronting with particle before focus
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Parameter:
Focusing of the noun phrase
References
Faraclas 1996
: 46-51, 115-124
Examples
Nà mà fada (shà) byud dì haws.
Nà
hl
mà
1s
.
poss
fada
father
(shà)
(
pcl
)
byud
build
dì
art
.
def
haws.
house
It is my father who built the house.
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