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:the girl whose father i know | :the girl whose father i know | ||
Comparative objects cannot be relativized at all; | Comparative objects cannot be relativized at all; Netagin considers such clauses unnecessary. | ||
*For comparison of adjectives, Netagin can express ''the only student I am taller than'', for example, as "the only student shorter than me", or "the only student whose tallness I exceed", using one of the above constructions. | *For comparison of adjectives, Netagin can express ''the only student I am taller than'', for example, as "the only student shorter than me", or "the only student whose tallness I exceed", using one of the above constructions. | ||
*For comparison of adverbs, the auxiliary verb [do_better] is used with either the transgressive or the verbal noun of the lexical verb. The auxiliary can take applicatives and direct objects: ''the only student I can jump higher than'' = "the only student REL him-APPL-do_better-1SG jump.TRGR" | *For comparison of adverbs, the auxiliary verb [do_better] is used with either the transgressive or the verbal noun of the lexical verb. The auxiliary can take applicatives and direct objects: ''the only student I can jump higher than'' = "the only student REL him-APPL-do_better-1SG jump.TRGR" (pseudogloss) | ||
===Complement clauses=== | ===Complement clauses=== | ||