Taking up a left-dislocated NP
| . | Jí | kuä́ | riä́ | ká | jé | rä | bás | i̠a̠ | kú̱na̱; |
| Cabecar | d.prx | corn | liquid | neg | d.med | cop | 2.pl | dat | n.val |
| This corn gruel is not for you; |
Following a phrase
| | jé | rä | sa | yu-ä | kië́ | Guillermo | jé | i̠a̠. |
| | d.med | cop | [ 1.pl | form-vsn | name | William ]NP | d.med | dat |
| it is for the professor named Guillermo. |
Following a subordinate clause
| . | Yis | mi̱n-é̱=ju̱ | Duchí | jé=ra | bá | yul-ë́=ké̱=je. |
| Cabecar | [ 1.sg | go-pfv=am | Chirripó ]S | d.med=tmp | 2.sg | search-ipfv=ipfv2=1.sg.erg |
| When I go to Chirripó, I will visit you. |
Structural ambiguity of anaphoric connection
| [ | | S1 | | | d.med | Pp | | S2 | | ]S |
| parataxis | | | | [ | [ | anaphor | | ]PpP | | ]S | |
| hypotaxis | | [ | | | | (resumptive) | | ]PpP | | | |