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Focus particle ‘also’
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Non-adjacent following Frequency: 50.0%
Example 13-193:
Dat man da lib een sin
too.
Dat
that
man
man
da
prog
lib
live
een
in
sin
sin
too.
too
That man is living in sin, too. (Mt 5.32)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 15
Confidence:
Certain
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After the focused element Frequency: 50.0%
Example 13-191:
De wine gwine waste an de old bottle gwine git ruint
too.
De
the
wine
wine
gwine
going
waste
waste
an
and
de
the
old
old
bottle
bottle
gwine
going
git
get
ruint
ruined
too.
foc
The wine is going to waste and the old bottle will get ruined too. (Mt 9.17)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 30
Example 13-192:
Dey nail two tief too pon dey own cross.
Dey
they
nail
nail
two
two
tief
thieves
too
foc
pon
upon
dey
their
own
own
cross.
cross
They also nailed two thieves on their own cross. (Mt 27.38)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 111
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Focus particle ‘also’
Source:
Own knowledge
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