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Verb doubling and focus
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Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
Example 5-175:
a
ron
di baai
ron,
a no
waak
ii
waak
a
foc
ron
run
di
the
baai
boy
ron,
run
a
foc
no
neg
waak
walk
ii
3sg
waak
walk
The boy RAN, he didn't walk.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Verb doubling and focus
Source:
Own knowledge
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