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Example 5-163
da a di sizaz ii tek (an) kot di peepa wid
da
that
a
eq
.
cop
di
the
sizaz
scissors
Ø
Ø
ii
he
tek
take
(an)
(and)
kot
cut
di
the
peepa
paper
wid
with
Those are the scissors with which she cut the paper.
Comment:
Whereas with the overt relativizer /wa/ the /wid/ 'with' is optional, it seems that with the Ø relativizer, /wid/ is obligatory.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Instrument relative clauses: Zero and gap with preposition stranding
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