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Instrument relative clauses
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Relative particle and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 70.0%
Example 16-138:
naif
we
à kɔt brɛd wit àm
naif
knife
[we
[
rel
à
1sg
kɔt
cut
brɛd
bread
wit
with
àm]
3sg
.
obl
]
the knife that I cut the bread with
Confidence:
Intermediate
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Zero and resumptive pronoun Frequency: 30.0%
Example 16-139:
naif à kɔt brɛd wit àm
naif
knife
[Ø
[Ø
à
1sg
kɔt
cut
brɛd
bread
wit
with
àm]
3sg
.
obl
]
the knife that I cut the bread with
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
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Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Instrument relative clauses
Source:
Own knowledge
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