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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun
Example 49-12:
M wè ti nèg ki frekan an.
M
1sg
wè
see
ti
little
nèg
man
ki
rel
frekan
insolent
an.
def
I saw the little boy who is impertinent. OR: I saw the impertinent little boy.
French:
J'ai vu le petit gars qui est insolent. OR: J'ai vu le petit insolent.
Source:
Dejean 1982
: 15
Example 49-13:
Moun ki pa travay p ap touche.
Moun
people
ki
rel
pa
neg
travay
work
p
neg
ap
inacc
touche.
get.paid
Those who don't work won't get paid.
French:
Ceux qui ne travaillent pas ne toucheront pas (d'argent).
Source:
DeGraff 2007
: 110
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Language:
Haitian Creole
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
DeGraff 2007
: 110
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