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Verb doubling and focus
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Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
Example 27-130:
[...] a lak am lo lak!
[...]
[...]
a
cop
lak
laugh
am
3sg
lo
prog
lak!
laugh
[...] he was laughing!
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 63
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Language:
Negerhollands
Feature:
Verb doubling and focus
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 63
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