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Clayre, Iain F.C.S. 1973. A preliminary note on focus and emphasis in Melanau - a language of coastal Sarawak. Lingua 31 (213) : 237–269.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

emphasis2 | focus

Language as a subject

Melanau

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Annotation

C. reviews focus as seen in the literature about the Philippine languages and describes the focal organization of the Melanau clause. Attention is drawn to the way in which emphasis is handled as a feature distinct from focus.