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Value Cleft with focus particle before focus
Language:
Haitian Creole
Parameter:
Focusing of the noun phrase
References
Fattier 2006
: 159
Examples
Se papa m ki di m sa.
Se
hl
papa
father
m
1sg
.
poss
ki
rel
di
say
m
1sg
sa.
that
It was my father who told me about it.
French:
C'est mon père qui m'a dit ça.
Se atè l donnen.
Se
hl
atè
to.ground
l
3sg
donnen.
give
It is to the ground that she gives (fruit).
French:
C'est à terre qu'elle donne (du fruit).
See
Fattier 2006
: 159
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