Restrictive Relative Clauses in English and Romanian: Reconstruction for Binding and Principle C Effects
Restrictive Relative Clauses in English and Romanian: Reconstruction for Binding and Principle C Effects

Summary/Abstract: In this article, we mainly focus on the asymmetry between relative clauses and wh-interrogatives and on a number of relevant aspects of Principle C effects in restrictive relative clauses. The aim is two-fold: 1. to show that the absence of Principle C effects in relative clauses plays an important role in the evaluation of the analyses proposed for the derivation of relative clause; 2. to argue (in line with the recent proposals) that this constitutes an argument for the implementation of the Matching Analysis (Sauerland 2003, Hulsey&Sauerland 2006, Salzmann 2006, Szczegielniak, 2012 a.o). Taking into consideration the complexity of the matter, it is very hard to cover all the empirical evidence that was proposed in the literature. Therefore, we will only present the most relevant data regarding the English and Romanian restrictive relative clauses.

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