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Relative particle and gap
Example 10-215:
Ihn di bes sekretary
we
yu waahn fain.
Ihn
3sg
di
art
.
def
bes
best
sekretary
secretary
we
rel
yu
2sg
waahn
fut
fain.
find
She is the best secretary you can find.
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 127
Example 10-216:
Dat da di gyal
we
mi nuo.
Dat
dem
da
foc
di
art
.
def
gyal
girl
we
rel
mi
1sg
nuo.
know
That is the girl whom I know.
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 55
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Feature:
Object relative clauses
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 53-55
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