Value Zero and gap

Language:
African American English
Parameter:
Subject relative clauses

Examples

  1. There are many mothers don't know where their children are.
    There
    there
    are
    are
    many
    many
    mothers
    mothers
    don't
    don't
    know
    know
    where
    where
    their
    their
    children
    children
    are.
    are
    There are many mothers who don't know where their children are.

    See Green 2002: 90

  2. Aunt M. had a daughter lived off.
    Aunt
    aunt
    M.
    m.
    had
    had
    a
    a
    daughter
    daughter
    Ø
    Ø
    __
    __
    lived
    lived
    off.
    off
    Aunt M. had a daughter who lived far away.

    See Green 2002: 90