The subject advantage in relative clauses: A review

The question of whether there exists a universal subject preference in relativization has stimulated research wide range languages and across different domains, yielding an extensive body literature relative clause acquisition processing. In this article, we aim at consolidating the efforts existing order to inform further exploration universality with comprehensive analysis relevant work (including journal articles on empirical studies, dissertations, conference proceedings). We present overview proposals regarding source(s) subject-object asymmetry from cross-linguistic perspective discuss commonly used methodologies area, survey processing linguistic communities, including native speakers, second language learners, clinical populations, heritage speakers.