Toba Batak Relativization Fragment

[KC77]

Two relative clause markers (discussed §1.3.2):

• Gap construction (-case, covers SU only)
• Resumptive pronoun (+case, covers IO/OBL/GEN)

DO cannot be relativized by either construction — a genuine gap in AH coverage, noted explicitly in the paper.

Data from [KC77] Table 1 and §1.3.2.

def TobaBatak.relGap : RelativeClause.Marker

Gap construction. NP_rel is deleted. Postnominal RC. Covers subject only. The -case strategy is maximally restricted (like Arabic).

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def TobaBatak.relResumptive : RelativeClause.Marker

Resumptive pronoun construction. NP_rel is a pronominal copy bearing case. Postnominal RC. Covers IO, OBL, GEN. Crucially does NOT cover DO — neither strategy can relativize direct objects in Toba Batak.

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def TobaBatak.relMarkers : List RelativeClause.Marker

All Toba Batak relative clause markers.

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• TobaBatak.relMarkers = [TobaBatak.relGap, TobaBatak.relResumptive]