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== Dynamic antecedents == | == Dynamic antecedents == | ||
Officially, relative clauses are generated in-place inside determiner phrases, adjoining to an 𝘯P. Under this proposal, relative clauses become '''extraposed'''. They can either appear at the very end of a clause, or just before a cleft such as {{T|nä}} or {{T|bï}}. | Officially, relative clauses are generated in-place inside determiner phrases, adjoining to an 𝘯P. Under this proposal, relative clauses become '''extraposed'''. They can either appear at the very end of a clause, or just before a cleft such as {{T|nä}} or {{T|bï}}. | ||
{{Example|Gaı tú poq súq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue póq shâq ké jıo.|Everybody who was waiting in front of the building saw you.}}{{Example|Tú poq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue hóa shâq ké jıo, nä gaı hóa súq, jü chıa hạchıaısı hóa | {{Example|Gaı tú poq súq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue póq shâq ké jıo.|Everybody who was waiting in front of the building saw you.}}{{Example|Tú poq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue hóa shâq ké jıo, nä gaı hóa súq, jü chıa hạchıaısı hóa!|Everybody waiting in front of the building saw you, who need to be more careful!}} | ||
The antecedent of a relative clause is determined by the variables and anaphoric pronouns that it references. The nearest noun that binds one of these variables or pronouns is understood as the antecedent. | The antecedent of a relative clause is determined by the variables and anaphoric pronouns that it references. The nearest noun that binds one of these variables or pronouns is understood as the antecedent. | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|Fana ní coa ké aomo, ꝡë pu jıu tî máq jí.|This bridge leads to the island on which I was born.}} | ||
Or, if the relative clause references the resumptive pronoun {{T|hóa}}, the antecedent is simply the nearest noun. | Or, if the relative clause references the resumptive pronoun {{T|hóa}}, the antecedent is simply the nearest noun. | ||
{{Example| | {{Example|Chıaq jí sáq tue, ꝡë ea kuıca hóa ní saꝡaq.|I am aware of three circumstances that could explain this unfortunate situation.}} | ||
The effect of this change is that center embedding becomes illegal. This is attractive because it lets us fully preserve the [[Embedding Property]] and also avoid having center embedding be a source of confusion for listeners in the first place. The story becomes: if you have a heavy constituent, either front it or extrapose it. | The effect of this change is that center embedding becomes illegal. This is attractive because it lets us fully preserve the [[Embedding Property]] and also avoid having center embedding be a source of confusion for listeners in the first place. The story becomes: if you have a heavy constituent, either front it or extrapose it. | ||
{{Example|*Gaı tú poq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue hóa shâq ké jıo, súq.}} | {{Example|*Gaı tú poq, ꝡë chụmlaoshue hóa shâq ké jıo, súq.}} | ||