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Example 52-70
i kontan sa tifiy-a ka pasé a
i
he
kontan
like
sa
dem
tifiy-a
girl-
dem
ka
prog
pasé
pass
a
dem
He likes that girl that walks over there.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ludwig and Pfänder 2003
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘like’: Experiencer is subject
Subject relative clauses: Zero and gap
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