Roshterian: Difference between revisions
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There are no relative pronouns or resumptive pronouns in Roshterian. Only the gap strategy is available, and only a subject of the relative clause can be a head. This is where applicatives come in handy, as applicatives promote oblique arguments to direct objects, thus allow oblique arguments of a verb to used as relative clause heads. | There are no relative pronouns or resumptive pronouns in Roshterian. Only the gap strategy is available, and only a subject of the relative clause can be a head. This is where applicatives come in handy, as applicatives promote oblique arguments to direct objects, thus allow oblique arguments of a verb to used as relative clause heads. | ||
:''''' | :'''''Muaḻybaitua ḡeeliaṉ pedidis̱oorin.''''' | ||
:me-waḻynait-ua ḡeeliaṉ ped=i-di-s̱oor-in | :me-waḻynait-ua ḡeeliaṉ ped=i-di-s̱oor-in | ||
:EVID_SUBJ-cozy-COP.3SG city NMLZ=EV.DIR-APP.LOC-live-PRES.1SG | :EVID_SUBJ-cozy-COP.3SG city NMLZ=EV.DIR-APP.LOC-live-PRES.1SG | ||