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Focusing of the noun phrase
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Cleft with copula before focus
Example 27-129:
Di a wes ēn haləf cheese bi nabini di pit.
Di
det
a
pst
wes
be
ēn
a
haləf
half
cheese
cheese
bi
be
nabini
inside
di
det
pit.
well
It was a half cheese that was inside the well.
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 53
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Language:
Negerhollands
Feature:
Focusing of the noun phrase
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 53
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