FOCUS CONSTRUCTION IN NIGERIAN PIDGIN
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This study examines focus construction in Nigerian Pidgin (NP) from the perspective of Information Structure Theory, exploring how speakers organize and highlight information within communication. The research investigates how focus serves as a
discourse strategy for emphasizing new, contrastive, or significant elements in an utterance. Data drawn from natural NP conversations reveal that focus is commonly expressed through fronting (preposing) and the use of the focus marker na.
discourse strategy for emphasizing new, contrastive, or significant elements in an utterance. Data drawn from natural NP conversations reveal that focus is commonly expressed through fronting (preposing) and the use of the focus marker na.
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