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Louisiana Creole
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Object relative clauses
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Zero and gap Frequency: 70.0%
Example 53-351:
tu la mizèr ye fe li
tu
all
la
art
.
def
.
sg
mizèr
misery
__
__
ye
3pl
fe
make
li
3sg
.
obj
all the misery they caused him
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 163
Confidence:
Very certain
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Relative pronoun Frequency: 30.0%
Example 53-350:
La tit fiy
ke
t ape vwa la se ma fiy.
La
art
.
def
.
sg
tit
little
fiy
girl
ke
rel
t
2sg
ape
prog
vwa
see
la
adv
se
cop
ma
1sg
.
poss
.
f
fiy.
daughter
The little girl you see over there is my daughter.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 163
Example 53-352:
Mo gen le piti
ki
parl kreyòl.
Mo
1sg
gen
have
le
art
.
pl
piti
child
ki
rel
parl
speak
kreyòl.
Creole
I have children who speak Creole.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 163
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
Object relative clauses
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 163
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