Paratactic relative clauses in Sumerian

Relative Clauses

In this chapter, we examine the typology of relative clauses. We will define relative clauses as follows: (1) A relative clause (RC) is a subordinate clause which delimits the reference of an NP by specifying the role of the referent of that NP in the situation described by the RC. Since the NP whose reference is being delimited is in the matrix clause, we will call it NP mat , and we will call...

Factive Relative Clauses in Pulaar

Restrictive Relative Clauses in Maltese

This paper provides a descriptive overview of restrictive relative clauses (henceforth RRCs) in Maltese, a construction which has received little attention to date and which is poorly described in existing grammars. We outline an LFG approach to the facts we describe bulding on existing analyses, and notably on Asudeh 2004/to appear, as far as the treatment of resumption in RRCs is concerned. F...

Comparative Superlatives in Relative Clauses

Hebrew Relative Clauses in HPSG

The form taken by the correct analysis of Hebrew RCs depends on the answer to the question: How alike are resumptives and gaps? Some previous researchers have posited mechanisms for the analysis of RPs distinct from those used to generate gaps. In their GB analyses, (Borer 1984b) and (Sells 1984) both analyze gaps as arising from movement, whereas RPs are treated as just normal pronouns, which ...