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Value Relative particle and gap
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Parameter:
Subject relative clauses
References
Prescod 2004
: 190-248
Examples
Di man
we/da
bil da hous de i duhn ded.
Di
art
man
man
we/da
rel
bil
build
da
dem
hous
house
de
there
i
3sg
duhn
compl
ded.
dead
The man who built that house is dead.
I gyel
we/da
riich de ha tu pikni.
I
art
gyel
girl
we/da
rel
riich
reach
de
there
∅
∅
ha
have
tu
two
pikni.
child
The girl who has arrived has two children.
Di man
hu
bil da hous de duhn ded.
Di
art
man
man
hu
rel
∅
∅
bil
build
da
dem
hous
house
de
there
duhn
compl
ded.
dead
The man who built that house is dead.
See
Prescod 2004
: 194
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