Datapoint Afrikaans/Verb doubling and focus

The examples of verb doubling in Africaans do not refer to contratstive focus; they rather convey a measure of affective meaning. The construction is not limited to verbal predicates - cf. Klaar maak hy KLAAR! [finished makes 3SG.M.NOM finished], i.e. 'He makes sure he finishes!' or 'He will jolly well make sure he finishes!').

Values

No verb doubling

Example 29-207:
Sukkel sal hy sukkel!
Sukkel
struggle
sal
shall
hy
3sg.m.nom
sukkel!
struggle
He will jolly well struggle!
Example 29-208:
Wen sal hy nie wen nie!
Wen
win
sal
shall
hy
3sg.m.nom
nie
neg
wen
win
nie!
neg
He certainly won't be winning!
Example 29-209:
Oefen OEFEN hy!
Oefen
practise
OEFEN
practise
hy!
3sg.m.nom
Practise he certainly does! / There's no doubt he's practising!
Example 29-210:
SKRYF skryf hy NIE!
SKRYF
write
skryf
write
hy
3sg.m.nom
NIE!
neg
He just won't WRITE! / He's certainly not writing!
Confidence:
Intermediate