Value Cleft with copula before focus

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Focusing of the noun phrase
References
Hudson 1985: 88-90

Examples

  1. Yu nomo gotim ninarlnguj, thet the Nangarla gotim, C.
    Yu
    2sg
    nomo
    neg
    got-im
    have-tr
    ninarlnguj,
    lower.leg
    thet
    dem
    the
    eq.cop
    Nangarla
    Nangarla
    got-im,
    have-tr
    C.
    C.
    You don't have (the word) ninarlnguj (written down), it's Nangarla who has it, C. (referring to another linguist)
  2. Thas tha wan gada kili wi. Im itha tharran ja o thet flu na.
    Thas
    dem:eq.cop
    tha
    det
    wan
    one
    gada
    fut/oblig
    kili
    kill:tr
    wi.
    1pl
    Im
    3sg
    itha
    either
    tharran
    dem
    ja
    there
    o
    or
    thet
    dem
    flu
    flu
    na.
    now/foc
    That's the one [that] will kill us. It's either that one or the flu.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  3. Thet the kenggaru na langa hil we im jidan.
    Thet
    dem
    the
    eq.cop
    kenggaru
    kangaroo
    na
    now
    langa
    loc
    hil
    hill
    we
    subord
    im
    3sg
    jidan.
    stay
    (Discussing animal names:) That's the kangaroo that lives in the hills.
  4. Thet the mindubala lengwij na wi toking la yu dijey taka.
    Thet
    dem
    the
    eq.cop
    mindubala
    1du.excl
    lengwij
    language
    na
    now
    wi
    1pl
    tok-ing
    talk-prog2
    la
    loc
    yu
    2sg
    dij-ey
    prox-way
    taka.
    plant.food
    It's OUR language that we're speaking to you [when giving you the word for] this edible plant.