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Dieter Wunderlich (2003). Argumentrealisierung unter den Bedingungen von Topik und Fokus.
URL: http://web.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/~wdl/TopikFokus.pdf
(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 109&langcode=crk (2021-05-10).
Example #1:
a. ca:n o-te:m-a ki:ma:kwam-ik (SOV)
topik focus
`It is his dog who bit John.'
Example #2:
b. ca:n o-te:m-a ki:ma:kwam-e:w (OSV)
topik focus
`John bit HIS DOG.'
Example #3:
a. ni-kiske:yim-a:-w George e:=sa:kih-a:-t o-kosis-a
1-know-DIR-3 George CONJ=love-DIR-3OBV 3-son-OBV
`I know that George loves his sons'
Example #4:
a. ni-kiske:yim-im-a:-wa George e:=sa:kih-iko-t o-kosis-a
1-know-im-DIR-3OBV George CONJ=love-INV-3OBV 3-son-OBV
`I know that his sons love George'
Example #5:
nisto nipah-e:w-ak mo:sw-a na:pe:w-ak
[three]FOC kill-DIR-3pl moose-OBV man-pl
*`three men killed (a) moose'
Example #6:
b. pe:-na:t-ima:wa o:hih ka:=ki:nipah-a:-t
hither-fetch-pass.OBV this.OBV PERF=kill-DIR-3OBV(conj)
`The ones (obv) whom he (prox) had killed were fetched.'
Example #7:
a. ca:n wa:pam-e:w o-ste:s-a w-i:k-ihk
[John]TOP see-DIR [3-brother]-OBV 3-house-at
`Johnprox saw hisprox older brotherobv at hisprox house'
Example #8:
b. ca:n wa:pam-e:w o-ste:s-a w-i:k-iż-ihk
[John]TOP see-DIR [3-brother]-OBV 3-house-OBV.P-at
`Johnprox saw hisprox older brotherobv at hisobv house'