Adverbial and Argument-Doubling Clauses in Cree - MSpace

Chapter 5
An Analysis of Adverbial and Argument-Doubüng Clauses
S. 1 Introduction
1 have proposed that a distinction between complernent-like and adjunct-like subordinate
clauses in Cree can be made without claiming a contrast in argwnent/adjunct position.
The version of the PAH which 1 adopt places ody pronominal arguments in argument
positions. inside the verbal complex, while al1 other constituents occur in non-argument
positions. While both argument-doubling and adverbial clauses are in non-argument
positions, the need to differentiate between these two types of subordinate clauses is
apparent when we consider the evidence presented in chapters 3 and 4.
I have claimed a distinction between argument-doubling clauses, which
demonstrate complement-like characteristics, and adverbial clauses, which behave like
adjuncts. This distinction replicates one already made between A-doubling and oblique
NPs. The present chapter will discuss in detail the form and implications of this distinction
between subordinate clauses.
I propose that some subordinate clauses, those with complement-like propenies,
are A-doubling clauses, while other subordinate clauses are not. A-doubling clauses are
construed with an argument, and this is captured by being referentially-linked to apro
argument in the matrix verbal complex. This linking forms a chain, thereby establishing a