Value Relative particle and gap

Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Subject relative clauses
References
Winford 2000: 71

Examples

  1. a man di gi mi a papira
    a
    det
    man
    man
    di
    rel
    gi
    give
    mi
    me
    a
    det
    papira
    paper
    the man who gave me the paper

    See Wilner 1992: 19

  2. A libi di ben de a fosi nanga di fu now papa a no wan.
    A
    det
    libi
    life
    di
    rel
    ben
    pst
    de
    cop
    a
    at
    fosi
    first
    nanga
    and
    di
    that
    fu
    of
    now
    now
    papa
    father
    a
    cop
    no
    neg
    wan.
    one
    Life today is different from that of the days gone by.
  3. A sani di de nownow unu no man tyari.
    A
    the
    sani
    thing
    di
    rel
    de
    cop
    nownow
    now
    unu
    1pl
    no
    neg
    man
    can
    tyari.
    bear
    What we now have is tough to bear.