displaced relative clause
Michael Newman
michael.newman at QC.CUNY.EDU
Sun Jul 1 16:58:10 UTC 2012
"At first, people were angry who didn't even know what I'd said. "
Is this kind of relative clause displacement just…
a) Latino English
b) African American English too
c) Only or mainly New York
d) More general and I just didn't notice
I don't know the answer. I've heard this kind of thing, but I can't really remember from who from.
source: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-15/entertainment/29147106_1_cipha-hip-hop-morning-show
Michael Newman
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Queens College/CUNY
michael.newman at qc.cuny.edu
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