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Focus particle ‘also’
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After the focused element
Example 16-154:
dagɔmba ʧif tu ĩ tu de dɛ
dagɔmba
Dagomba
ʧif
chief
tu
foc
ĩ
3sg
tu
foc
de
cop
dɛ
there
The Dagomba chief was also there.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 249
Example 16-155:
dis auà man tu we de fɔ tɔp tu ĩ tu ì make wì dè fiɛr àm nau
dis
dem
auà
1pl
.
poss
man
man
tu
foc
[we
[
comp
de
cop
fɔ
for
tɔp]
top]
tu
foc
ĩ
3sg
tu
foc
ì
3sg
make
make
wì
1pl
dè
hab
fiɛr
fear
àm
3sg
.
obj
nau
now
Our man who is at the top (i.e. who rules us) makes us fear him now.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Focus particle ‘also’
Source:
Huber 1999
: 247-252
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