External syntax

A relative clause can combine with the NP it modifies in at least the following two ways:

(255)0(255

(256)

[the [toy [_i [_C [Dafna likes _i ]]]]]  

 

(256)0(256

(257)

[[the toy] [_i [_C [Dafna likes _i ]]]]  

  Based on cases like ((258)) and ((259)), which are problematic for the structure in (15.3), the structure in (15.3) is adopted.

(257)0(257

(258)

[[the man and the woman] [who met on the bus]]  (258)0(258

(259)

[[the man and the woman] [who like each other]] 

As it stands, the RC analysis sketched so far will combine in two ways with the Determiner tree shown in Figure (15.3), ^15.6 giving us both the possiblities shown in (15.3) and (15.3). In order to block the structure exemplified in (15.3), the feature rel-clause is used in combination with the following equations.

 

{Determiner tree with $<$rel-clause$>$ feature: $\beta$Dnx

On the RC:
NP_r.b:rel-clause On the Determiner tree:
NP_f.t:rel-clause Together, these equations block introduction of the determiner above the relative clause.