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Verb doubling and focus
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Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause
Example 6-110:
Is lash he lash me.
Is
foc
lash
strike
he
3sg
.
m
lash
strike
me.
1sg
.
obj
What he really did was strike me.
Source:
Solomon 1993
: 77
Example 6-113:
Iz walk he walkin.
Iz
is
walk
walk.
prog
he
3sg
.
m
walkin.
walk.
prog
He really is walking (and not taking the bus).
Source:
Solomon 1993
: 77
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
by
Susanne Mühleisen
cite
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
Feature:
Verb doubling and focus
Source:
Solomon 1993
: 77
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