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Focusing of the noun phrase
Noun phrases are focussed by fronting.
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Bare fronting (without particle)
Example 20-143:
椏鏬卑剪㕭刦米慳
Alla pidgin
you give my hand.
Alla
all
pidgin
business
you
2sg
give
give
my
1sg
.
poss
hand.
hand
You leave it entirely to me.
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.33
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Focusing of the noun phrase
Source:
Tong 1862
: IV.33
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