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Louisiana Creole (geographical (Pointe Coupee))
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Object relative clauses
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Zero and gap Frequency: 70.0%
Example 53-348:
Mo te gen en bwat siga, boug-ye te donn mon.
Mo
1sg
te
pst
gen
have
en
art
.
indf
bwat
box
siga,
cigar
__
__
boug-ye
guy-
art
.
def
.
pl
te
pst
donn
give
mon.
1sg
I had a cigar box (that) those guys gave me.
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 225
Example 53-349:
Tou piti-ye mo gen a se pou li.
Tou
all
piti-ye
child-
art
.
def
.
pl
__
__
mo
1sg
gen
have
a
art
.
def
se
cop
pou
for
li.
3sg
All of the children I have are his.
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 226
Confidence:
Very certain
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Relative particle and gap Frequency: 30.0%
Example 53-346:
Li tou-tan reponn le kestchyon
ki
li mannde li.
Li
3sg
tou-tan
all-time
reponn
answer
le
art
.
def
.
pl
kestchyon
question
ki
rel
li
3sg
mannde
ask
li.
3sg
He always answers the questions that he asks him.
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 227
Example 53-347:
Ye petet di mo de paròl an kreyòl
ki
mo pa konpròn.
Ye
3pl
petet
maybe
di
tell
mo
1sg
de
art
.
indf
.
pl
paròl
word
an
in
kreyòl
Creole
ki
rel
mo
1sg
pa
neg
konpròn.
understand
They might tell me some words in Creole that I don't understand.
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 227
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole (geographical (Pointe Coupee))
Feature:
Object relative clauses
Source:
Klingler 2003
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