Universal #842

Legacy number: 842

 Number  839
 Original  Only postnominal clauses may contain an obligatory initial relative particle or nominal that is not generally present in that position in the corresponding unmarked simple sentence.This initial element may be
(a) a distinctive relative particle,
(b) a complementizer of more general distribution;
(c) a pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (the head noun) in case, number, etc.; or
(d) a noun phrase or prepositional phrase containing the relative nominal (i.e. the nominal of the subordinate form).
This marker may be obligatory in at least some types of relative clauses in a given language.
 Standardized  In relative clauses, IF there is a clause-initial marker, THEN the relative clause is postnominal.
 Formula  clause initial marker ( in Rel Cl) ⇒ N Rel
 Keywords  postnominal, relative clause, relative particle, order
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages mentioned in Downing 1977
 Source  Downing 1977: 166

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Notes
Cf. #841: #841 is a negation of #842.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=841"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">: <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=841"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0"> is a negation of <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=842"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.