Datapoint Seychelles Creole/Focusing of the noun phrase

Values

Cleft with focus particle after focus Frequency: 33.3%

Example 56-203:
Mon papa sa ki ti fer sa lakaz.
Mon
poss
papa
father
sa
hl
ki
rel
ti
pst
fer
make
sa
dem
lakaz.
house
It is really my father who constructed this/the house.
Example 56-204:
Martin menm ki pe travay plis.
Martin
Martin
menm
hl
ki
rel
pe
prog
travay
work
plis.
most
It is really Martin who is working most.
Confidence:
Very certain

Bare cleft (without highlighter) Frequency: 33.3%

Example 56-200:
Bann zonm ki danse sa tinge.
Bann
pl
zonm
man
ki
rel
danse
dance
sa
dem
tinge.
tinge
It is/was only the men who danced the tinge (a kind of traditional dance).

Source: Michaelis 1994: 183

Confidence:
Very certain

Cleft with focus particle before focus Frequency: 33.3%

Example 56-201:
Se Pol (menm) ki 'n pran sa liv.
Se
hl
Pol
Paul
(menm)
(himself)
ki
rel
'n
prf
pran
take
sa
dem
liv.
book
It is Paul (himself) who has taken the book.
Example 56-202:
Sa Pol ki 'n pran sa liv.
Sa
hl
Pol
Paul
ki
rel
'n
prf
pran
take
sa
dem
liv.
book
It is Paul who took the book.
Confidence:
Very certain