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clauses. The evidence is based on a contrast in behavior between argument <strong>and</strong><br />

adjunct <strong>relativization</strong>.<br />

I begin with simple examples <strong>of</strong> internally <strong>and</strong> externally headed relatives. In<br />

(4.53) <strong>and</strong> (4.54) we have an EHR/IHR pair illustrating argument <strong>relativization</strong>,<br />

while (4.55) to (4.58) illustrate adjunct <strong>relativization</strong>.<br />

(4.53) [[Juan<br />

Juan<br />

[e i ]<br />

e<br />

shuwa-shka]<br />

steal-nm<br />

‘<strong>the</strong> cow that Juan stole’<br />

wagra i ]<br />

cow<br />

(IQ)<br />

(4.54) [[Juan<br />

Juan<br />

wagra<br />

cow<br />

shuwa-shka]]<br />

steal-nm<br />

‘<strong>the</strong> cow that Juan stole’<br />

(IQ)<br />

(4.55) [[Juan<br />

Juan<br />

[e i ]<br />

e<br />

killka-shka]<br />

write-nm<br />

lapiz i ]<br />

pen<br />

‘<strong>the</strong> pen that Juan wrote with’<br />

(IQ)<br />

(4.56) [[Juan<br />

Juan<br />

lapiz-wan<br />

pen-instr<br />

killka-shka]]<br />

write-nm<br />

‘<strong>the</strong> pen that Juan wrote with’<br />

(IQ)<br />

In (4.55) <strong>and</strong> (4.56), <strong>the</strong> head ‘pen’ is an instrumental adjunct <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> subordinate<br />

verb ‘write’. In (4.57) <strong>and</strong> (4.58), <strong>the</strong> head ‘pot’ is a locative adjunct <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

subordinate verb ‘cook’.<br />

(4.57) [[Maria<br />

Maria<br />

[e]<br />

e<br />

yanu-ju-c]]<br />

cook-prog-nm<br />

‘<strong>the</strong> pot that Maria is cooking in’<br />

manga]<br />

pot<br />

(IQ)<br />

(4.58) [[Maria<br />

Maria<br />

manga-pi<br />

pot-loc<br />

yanu-ju-c]]<br />

cook-prog-nm<br />

‘<strong>the</strong> pot that Maria is cooking in’<br />

(IQ)

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