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adjective. This becomes relevant and obvious mostly in the case of adjectives which are feminine. In order for
the gender morpheme to be attached to an adjective, an agreement relation needs to be visible.
We choose interpretation b2, because we believe it explains the phenomenon better. As a conclusion, in this
case we deal with a syntactic function in adverbial construction of exception.
2.2. PP = P + ADVP
This case is similar to the one above in that the preposition cannot discharge Case onto an adverb, because the
adverb is never marked for case, as it is invariable. But this case is different from 2.1 because P + ADVP is a
valid constituent (e.g. from above, under here, over there). But, despite this, we cannot treat in a unitary
fashion except (for) here and under here. The here in except (for) here depends on/ is governed by the
predicate, whereas the here in under here is governed by under.
As a conclusion, in this case we deal with a syntactic function in adverbial construction of exception.
For exception adverbials:
(5) place adverbial: Am umblat peste tot, în afară de acolo./We strolled everywhere, except (for) there.
(6) time adverbial: Ne-am întâlnit în fiecare zi, afară de ieri./ We met everyday, except (for) yesterday.
(7) manner adverbial: În afară de foarte prost, altcumva nu ştie să lucreze./He cannot work other than really bad.
2.3. Complememtizer Phrases
When the original syntactic functions inserted in the specialized functional frame have any value, except for
that of predicate, we speak of adverbial constructions. We consider this to be so because the initial sub-clauses
maintain their initial complementizer (whether it is a conjunction or a relative adverb).
2.3.1. Therefore, if the initial sub-clause is intoduced by că/să/that, the sub-clause which is integrated in the
exception frame (în afară că/să/ except that) will be introduced by că/să/that. We mention that the initial subclauses
impose the selection of one and only one complex preposition which contains the conjunction that
introduces the intial sub-clause. This involves interpreting the complex preposition as a compositional unit.
This will ultimately lead to destructuring the complex preposition into an adverb group (în) afară/except and a
complementizer că/să/that:
(8) În afară că viaţa lui e în pericol nu se mai gândeşte la nimic./He thinks of nothing except that his life is in danger.
(9) În afară să reuşesc la examen, nu îmi doresc nimic.
Instead, when the original syntactic functions inserted in the specialized functional frame, have a predicative
value, we speak of adverbials proper. From a formal point of view, we deal with two predicates and a
complementizer whose embedding value cannot be disregarded. These grammatical constraints which change
the initial formal features generate an adverbial proper whose complement is a CP:
(10) În afară că sunt mîndru, n-am nici un defect./ Except that I am proud, I have no other flaw.