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Value Relative clause follows noun
Language:
Singlish
Parameter:
Order of relative clause and noun
References
Alsagoff 1995
;
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 66-71
Examples
The boy pinch my sister one very naughty.
The
det
boy
boy
pinch
pinch
my
1sg
.
poss
sister
sister
one
rel
very
very
naughty.
naughty
The boy who pinches/pinched my sister is very naughty.
See
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 67
the way that acrolectal speakers say it
the way that acrolectal speakers say it
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