Value Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause

Language:
Vincentian Creole
Parameter:
Verb doubling and focus

Examples

  1. A tiif i tiif mek dem faiya uhm.
    A
    foc
    tiif
    thief
    i
    3sg
    tiif
    thief
    mek
    make
    dem
    3pl
    faiya
    fire
    uhm.
    3sg
    It was because he committed theft that they fired him.
  2. A sing yo a sing?
    A
    foc
    sing
    sing
    yo
    2sg
    a
    prog
    sing?
    sing
    Are you really singing?