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Focusing of the noun phrase
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Cleft with copula before focus
Example 15-134:
na ʤɔn wi bin si
na
foc
ʤɔn
John
wi
1pl
bin
pst
si
see
It was John that we saw.
Source:
Finney 2003
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
Focusing of the noun phrase
Source:
Finney 2003
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