Presentational nana constructions in Reunion Creole : From bi-clausal cleft to monoclausal construction
McLellan, Alina (The University of Manchester (Anglaterra))

Date:	2024
Abstract:	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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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Reunion Creole ; Broad focus ; Cleft construction ; Existentials ; Relative clauses ; Role and Reference Grammar
Published in:	Isogloss, Vol. 10 Núm. 1 (2024) , p. 1-27 (Articles) , ISSN 2385-4138

Adreça original: https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/v10-n1-mclellan
Adreça alternativa: https://raco.cat/index.php/isogloss/article/view/v10-n1-mclellan
DOI: 10.5565/rev/isogloss.397

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