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(i) The Ferrari [which I can't afford e] | (i) The Ferrari [which I can't afford e] | ||
In this example ''the Ferrari'' is the antecedent of the relative clause ''which I can't afford e'', and ''which'' is the relative pronoun. The relative clause always contains a gap - ''e'' - which is the [[trace]] of the relative pronoun. Movement of the relative pronoun is usually treated on a par with [[wh-movement | In this example ''the Ferrari'' is the antecedent of the relative clause ''which I can't afford e'', and ''which'' is the relative pronoun. The relative clause always contains a gap - ''e'' - which is the [[trace]] of the relative pronoun. Movement of the relative pronoun is usually treated on a par with [[wh-movement]]. | ||
===See also=== | |||
* [[Relativization]] | |||
* [[Restrictive relative clause]] | |||
===Subtypes=== | ===Subtypes=== | ||
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A relative clause is a clause that is used to narrow the reference of a referential phrase and in which the referent of the phrase plays a semantic role. It is introduced by a relative pronoun and which modifies its NP antecedent.
Example
(i) The Ferrari [which I can't afford e]
In this example the Ferrari is the antecedent of the relative clause which I can't afford e, and which is the relative pronoun. The relative clause always contains a gap - e - which is the trace of the relative pronoun. Movement of the relative pronoun is usually treated on a par with wh-movement.
See also
Subtypes
Origin
The term relative goes back to the 16th century in English, but at the time in connection with relative pronouns.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Smits, R.J.C. 1989. The relative and cleft constructions of the Germanic and Romance languages, doct. diss. KUB, Tilburg, Dordrecht: Foris, 1988.
Other languages
German Relativsatz