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Subject relative clauses
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Relative particle and gap Frequency: 50.0%
Example 7-78:
Di man
hu
bil da hous de duhn ded.
Di
art
man
man
hu
rel
∅
∅
bil
build
da
dem
hous
house
de
there
duhn
compl
ded.
dead
The man who built that house is dead.
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 194
Example 7-219:
Di man
we/da
bil da hous de i duhn ded.
Di
art
man
man
we/da
rel
bil
build
da
dem
hous
house
de
there
i
3sg
duhn
compl
ded.
dead
The man who built that house is dead.
Example 7-220:
I gyel
we/da
riich de ha tu pikni.
I
art
gyel
girl
we/da
rel
riich
reach
de
there
∅
∅
ha
have
tu
two
pikni.
child
The girl who has arrived has two children.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Zero and gap Frequency: 50.0%
Example 7-221:
Iz di man se so.
Iz
foc
di
art
man
man
∅
∅
se
say
so.
so
It was the man who said that. OR: The man is the one who said that.
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 228
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Language:
Vincentian Creole
Feature:
Subject relative clauses
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 190-248
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