Resumptive pronoun

Resumptive pronoun

Resumptive pronoun is a pronoun in a relative clause which refers to the antecedent of the relative clause. The slight majority of world languages use resumptive pronouns instead of gaps in relative clauses.

References

* [http://www.eskimo.com/~ram/syntax.html Syntax for Artificial Languages] , Rich Morneau.


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