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Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
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Focusing of the noun phrase
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Cleft with copula before focus
Example 31-172:
E se madrinha ki skapa-l.
E
cop
se
his
madrinha
godmother
ki
who
skapa-l.
save-him
It's his god-mother who saved him.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Focusing of the noun phrase
Source:
nd
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