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Verb doubling and focus
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Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
Example 17-184:
Nà wàka we̱ à wàka.
Nà
hl
wàka
walk
we̱
rel
à
1sg
.
sbj
wàka.
walk
It is walking that I did.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 120
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Verb doubling and focus
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 120-123
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