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Value Relative particle and gap
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Subject relative clauses
Examples
Di onli wan
huu
sen likl ting rait nou [...].
Di
art
.
def
onli
only
wan
one
huu
rel
sen
send
likl
little
ting
thing
rait
right
nou
now
[...].
[...]
The only one who sends a few things right now [...].
See
nd
Hi woz a tiicha
we
wud taak Inglish an Spanish.
Hi
3sg
.
m
woz
cop
.
pst
a
art
.
indf
tiicha
teacher
we
rel
wud
would
taak
talk
Inglish
English
an
and
Spanish.
Spanish
He was a teacher who would talk English and Spanish.
See
nd
Di uman
we
giv mi di buk iz mi frien.
Di
art
.
def
uman
woman
we
rel
giv
give
mi
1sg
di
art
.
def
buk
book
iz
cop
.
prs
mi
1sg
.
poss
frien.
friend
The woman who gave me the book is my friend.
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