N-final relative clauses: The Amharic case
Girma A Demeke2001, Studia Linguistica
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Abstract
Kayne develop a unique analysis for the relative clau e con truction ba d on the Linear Correspondence Axiom (L C ). ccording to Kayne 1994 outside the relative P relative clau e do not have a nominal head. For him the determiner directly selects the relative CP. Borsely (1997) and Platzack (1997/2 argue that thi kind of analy i ha many drawback . However. their arguments come from -initial relative clause con truction . Thi paper examine ho Kayne' approach handles -final relative clau con truction . V e will immediate! note that Kayne (1994) propo e the empirically erroneou genera1i ation that -final relative clau e lack an o ert complementizer. Contrary to Kayne. language uch a Amharic clearl have a complementizer.
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