Datapoint Vincentian Creole/Verb doubling and focus

Values

Verb fronted with a copy in the background clause

Example 7-251:
A tiif i tiif mek dem faiya uhm.
A
foc
tiif
thief
i
3sg
tiif
thief
mek
make
dem
3pl
faiya
fire
uhm.
3sg
It was because he committed theft that they fired him.
Example 7-252:
A sing yo a sing?
A
foc
sing
sing
yo
2sg
a
prog
sing?
sing
Are you really singing?
Confidence:
Very certain