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Example 32-155
Ma kel bilhet bosê tinha?
Ma
but
kel
dem
bilhet
identity.card
bosê
2sg
tinha
have.
pst
_?
_
But (what about) that identity card you had?
Portuguese:
Mas e aquele bilhete de indentidade que o senhor tinha?
Comment:
Here, there is a zero relative marker and the head is marked by gap _.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Object relative clauses: Zero and gap
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