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Example 7-224
Di chruhklood a graas we hi chro ∅ pan di pleiyin fiil it draiyin uhp.
Di
art
chruhk-lood
truck-load
a
of
graas
grass
we
rel
hi
3sg
chro
throw
∅
∅
pan
on
di
art
pleiy-in
play-ing
fiil
field
it
3n
draiy-in
dry-ing
uhp.
up
The truckful of grass that he threw on the playing field is drying up.
Comment:
The object of the relativized clause is repeated as subject of the main clause.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 218/9
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Object relative clauses: Zero and gap
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