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===Contrasting===
===Contrasting===
Contrastive "partial clauses" borrow the syntax used in focused clauses.
Contrastive "partial clauses" borrow the syntax used in focused clauses.
:''Dy ell Rewhd Maið, ah twm a ry Hmorill.''
:''Dy ell Sani Maið, ah twm a ry Hmorill.''
: Rewhd loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him].
: Sani loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him].


:''Dy ell Rewhd Maið, ah twm Gelli.''
:''Dy ell Sani Maið, ah twm Gelli.''
:Rewhd loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli.
:Sani loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli.


==Ergativity==
==Ergativity==
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