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===Contrasting=== | ===Contrasting=== | ||
Contrastive part-clauses borrow the syntax from cleft constructions used in focus clauses. | Contrastive part-clauses borrow the syntax from cleft constructions used in focus clauses. | ||
:'' | :''Dy ell Rewhd a Maið, ah twm a ry Hmorill.'' | ||
: Rewhd loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him]. | : Rewhd loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him]. | ||
:'' | :''Dy ell a Rewhd a Maið, ah twm a Gelli.'' | ||
:Rewhd loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli. | :Rewhd loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli. | ||