Value Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause

Language:
Guyanais
Parameter:
Verb doubling and focus
References
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+

Examples

  1. a chanté yé té ka chanté
    a
    hl
    chanté
    sing
    yé
    they
    té
    pst
    ka
    prog
    chanté
    sing
    They were singing out loud (lit. It is singing they were singing).

    See Jennings and Pfänder 2013+