Portuguese spoken in Almoxarife, Sao Tome: relative clauses with “ku” and “com” [with]

Abstract

This paper analyses the relative clauses with “ku” [substrate relativizer] and “com” [with] in the Portuguese of Almoxarife, spoken by the community of Almoxarife, São Tome island, aiming to uncover what the motivations are that trigger the use of those relativizers.

Keywords

• Português de Almoxarife (São Tomé). Sentenças relativas. Relativizadores “ku” e “com”. Variação linguística. Transmissão linguística irregular.