Presentational nana constructions in Reunion Creole From bi-clausal cleft to monoclausal construction
This paper discusses a cluster of related constructions in Reunion Creole involving nana ‘have’. Focusing on a presentational construction that is functionally equivalent to the il y a-cleft of French, I argue that a once bi-clausal cleft has developed into a monoclausal broad focus construction in...
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| Published in: | Isogloss Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 27 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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26-07-2024
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| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | This paper discusses a cluster of related constructions in Reunion Creole involving nana ‘have’. Focusing on a presentational construction that is functionally equivalent to the il y a-cleft of French, I argue that a once bi-clausal cleft has developed into a monoclausal broad focus construction in Reunion Creole. I present a Role and Reference Grammar analysis of both the bi-clausal cleft and the monoclausal construction, and in the former, I explain how the cleft relative clause differs from restrictive relative clauses. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-4138 2385-4138 |
| DOI: | 10.5565/rev/isogloss.397 |