Revisiting continuative relative clauses: towards a unified account

Vol.65,No.1(2017)

Andreas Blümel Christopher Götze Anke Holler

Stable URL (handle):
http://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/136659

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Abstract
In this paper, a new syntactic analysis of continuative relative clauses in German is proposed that unifies them with the syntax of appositive relative clauses in general. The analysis is based on the idea that continuative relative clauses are contained in a cleft-like main clause CP2, which is structurally disintegrated from the host clause CP1. Except for the continuative relative clause, all material in CP2 undergoes phonological deletion. We show that such an analysis sheds light on certain idiosyncrasies of continuative relative clauses, like the choice of relative pronouns and Principle C effects, and that it successfully captures a number of their basic properties. Moreover, the analysis gives a new twist to recent arguments in favor of an integration approach to appositive relative clauses based on ellipsis.

Keywords:
appositive relative clause; continuative relative clause; German; ellipsis

Pages:
81–96
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