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Mandarin Relativization Fragment #

[KC77]

Two relative clause markers, both prenominal with the clause-final particle de:

The two strategies overlap at DO, and the +case strategy reaches the bottom of the Accessibility Hierarchy — a prenominal-RC language with pronoun retention down to OCOMP, unlike the sample's other prenominal languages (Korean, Japanese, Basque).

Data from [KC77] Table 1 ("Chinese (spoken Pekingese)") and Table 2 (retention pattern); [KC79] p. 334 names the "invariable particle de" and exemplifies the retention pattern (exx. (9)-(11): no pronoun for SU, optional for DO, obligatory below).

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def Mandarin.relDeGap :
RelativeClause.Marker

Prenominal RC closed by the particle de; NP_rel is deleted (gap). Covers subject and direct object relativization. E.g., "[ _ mǎi shū de] rén" '[ _ buys book DE] person' = 'the person who buys books'.

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    def Mandarin.relDeResumptive :
    RelativeClause.Marker

    Prenominal RC closed by de with a personal pronoun retained in NP_rel; the pronoun (with its coverb where applicable) expresses the relativized role, so the strategy is +case in [KC77]'s sense. Covers DO–OCOMP per Table 1; Table 2 records retention as optional at DO and normal from IO down.

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      def Mandarin.relMarkers :
      List RelativeClause.Marker

      All Mandarin relative clause markers.

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