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Relative particle and gap
Example 10-213:
Yu sii dis man
we
kom iin rait now?
Yu
2sg
sii
see
dis
dem
man
man
we
rel
kom
come
iin
in
rait
right
now?
now
Do you see this man who came in right now?
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 127
Example 10-214:
Wan bwai
we
intelijent wok de di siem jos laik Betty.
Wan
art
.
indf
bwai
boy
we
rel
intelijent
intelligent
wok
work
de
dem
.
loc
di
art
.
def
siem
same
jos
just
laik
like
Betty.
Betty
A boy who was intelligent worked there just like Betty did.
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 127
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Feature:
Subject relative clauses
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 53, 127
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