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Bahamian Creole
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Instrument relative clauses
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Zero and gap with preposition stranding Frequency: 70.0%
Example 12-232:
the scissors I does cut the paper with
the
art
scissors
scissor.
pl
I
1sg
.
sbj
does
hab
cut
cut
the
art
paper
paper
with
with
the scissors with which I cut the paper
Confidence:
Certain
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Relative particle and gap with preposition stranding Frequency: 30.0%
Example 12-231:
In them days people used to had bad sores, right? And you know what my granddaddy used to cure them sores with?
[...]
[...]
you
2sg
.
sbj
know
know
what
pro
[
obj
]
my
1sg
.
poss
granddaddy
granddaddy
used
hab
.
pst
to
hab
.
pst
cure
cure
them
pl
sores
sore.
pl
with?
with
[...] And do you know what my grandfather used to cure sores with?
Example 12-233:
the scissors that I does cut the paper with
the
art
scissors
scissor.
pl
that
pro
[
obj
]
I
1sg
.
sbj
does
hab
cut
cut
the
art
paper
paper
with
with
the scissors with which I cut the paper
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Bahamian Creole
by
Stephanie Hackert
cite
Language:
Bahamian Creole
Feature:
Instrument relative clauses
Source:
Own knowledge
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