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Value Fronting with particle after focus
Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Focusing of the noun phrase
Examples
Wanpela man long ples
yet
em bin sa tanim osem tevel.
Wanpela
one
man
man
long
prep
ples
village
yet
foc
em
3sg
bin
pst
sa
hab
tan-im
turn-
tr
osem
like
tevel.
spirit
A man from this village turned into a spirit.
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