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Stabler - Lx 185/209 2003
the hammer which broke the window fell: c
ɛ:: =t c the hammer which broke the window fell: t
fell: +case t, the hammer which broke the window: -case
ɛ:: =e +case t fell: ɛ, the hammer which broke the window: -case
fell: =d pred
ɛ:: =v =d pred fell:: v
the hammer which broke the window: d -case
the:: =c rel d-case hammer which broke the window: c rel
d
the
nP 3
hammer
broke the window: +wh rel c rel , hammer which: -wh rel
ɛ:: =t +wh rel c rel
dP 5
dP 4
d
which
c rel P
dP
t 3
nP
cP
c tP
c rel
broke the window: t, hammer which: -wh rel
broke the window: +case t, hammer which: -case -wh rel
c rel ’
dP 4
t 4
ɛ:: =pred +case t broke the window: ɛ, hammer which: -case -wh rel
broke the window: =d pred
ɛ:: =tr =d pred broke the window: tr
tP
t 4
v
the window: +tr tr, broke: -tr
ɛ:: =case +tr tr the window: case, broke: -tr
t’
t predP
dP
broke
vP 2
t 5
t’
t predP
dP
pred’
pred trP
t 1
dP
ɛ: +case case, broke: -tr, the window: -case
d
the
ɛ:: =v +case case broke: v -tr, the window: -case
pred’
pred vP
fell
dP 1
tr’
tr caseP
nP
window
caseP
case vP
t 2
hammer which: d -case -wh rel
which: +f d -case -wh rel , hammer: -f
which:: =n +f d -case -wh rel
broke:: =d v -tr the window: d -case
the:: =n d -case window:: n
(31) Buell (2000) shows that Kayne’s analysis of relative clauses does not extend easily to Swahili. In Swahili,
it is common to separate the NP head of the relative clause from the relative pronoun -cho:
a. Hiki ni kitabu ni- licho- ki- soma
7.this cop 7.book 1s.subjpast 7.o.relpro 7.obj- read
‘ThisisthebookthatIread’
b. Hiki ni kitabu ni- ki-soma -cho
7.this cop 7.book 1s.subj7.obj- read
‘ThisisthebookthatIread’
-7.o.relpro read
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hammer:: n -f