Value Relative particle and gap

Language:
Vincentian Creole
Parameter:
Object relative clauses
References
Prescod 2004: 190-248

Examples

  1. I gyel we Taalboi laik ha tu pikni.
    I
    art
    gyel
    girl
    we
    rel
    Taalboi
    Tallboy
    laik
    like
    ha
    have
    tu
    two
    pikni.
    child
    The girl whom Tallboy likes has two children.

    See Prescod 2004: 200

  2. I gyel we/da taalboi laik ha tu pikni.
    I
    art
    gyel
    girl
    we/da
    rel
    taalboi
    tallboy
    laik
    like
    ha
    have
    tu
    two
    pikni.
    child
    The girl whom Tallboy likes has two children.

    See Prescod 2004: 199

  3. Di chruhklood a graas we hi chro pan di pleiyin fiil draiyin uhp.
    Di
    art
    chruhk-lood
    truck-load
    a
    of
    graas
    grass
    we
    rel
    hi
    3sg
    chro
    throw
    ∅
    ∅
    pan
    on
    di
    art
    pleiy-in
    play-ing
    fiil
    field
    draiy-in
    dry-ing
    uhp.
    up
    The truckful of grass that he threw on the playing field is drying up.
  4. I gyel hu taalboi laik ha tu pikni.
    I
    art
    gyel
    girl
    hu
    rel
    taalboi
    Tallboy
    laik
    like
    ha
    have
    tu
    two
    pikni.
    child
    The girl whom Tallboy likes has two children.

    See Prescod 2004: 199