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Value Bare fronting (without particle)
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Focusing of the noun phrase
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 423-436
;
Kouwenberg 2007
: 41-2
Examples
di gugujap en bi ha
di
the
gu-gu-jɛ-apu
big-big-
nmlz
-
pl
eni
3pl
bi
say
habu
have
The big ones they say do have (it).
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 425
én kal glaʃo pitɛk
en
one
kali
small
glaʃi
glass
o
3sg
pi-tɛ
give-
pfv
ɛkɛ
1sg
One tiny glass she gave me.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 426
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