Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/Object relative clauses

Values

Relative particle and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 41.7%

Example 16-135:
dɛ pipu we ì invait dɛm
art
pipu
people
[we
[rel
ì
3sg
invait
invite
dɛm]
3pl.obj]
the people that he invited

Source: Huber 1999: 191

Confidence:
Very certain

Zero and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 25.0%

Example 16-137:
dɛ mã à dè draiv àm nau
art
mã
man
à
1sg
hab
draiv
drive
àm
3sg.obj
nau]
now]
the man that I am driving now

Source: Huber 1999: 185

Confidence:
Very certain

Relative particle and gap Frequency: 25.0%

Example 16-134:
dis jam we wì dè ʧɔp ʧɔp
dis
dem
jam
yam
[we
[rel
1pl
hab
ʧɔp~ʧɔp
eat~eat
Ø]
Ø]
these yams that we eat

Source: Huber 1999: 185

Confidence:
Very certain

Zero and gap Frequency: 8.3%

Example 16-136:
auà ʧikĩ no bì laik dɛ wã wait mã dè du
auà
1sg.poss
ʧikĩ
chicken
no
neg
cop
laik
like
art
wã
one
wait
white
mã
man
hab
du
do
Ø]
Ø]
Our chickens are not like the ones white people raise.

Source: Huber 1999: 182

Confidence:
Very certain