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Syntactic Structure of Participial Clauses in Meadow Mari

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  • Anna A. Volkova

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics)

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It is generally assumed that the syntactic structure of participial relative clauses is impoverished, “reduced” in comparison to that of regular RCs (see a. o. Burzio 1981; Chomsky 1981; Hazout 2001; Siloni 1995; Stowell 1981). Participial RCs are often analysed as VP-like structures (for some, embedded under a nominalizing node, Doron & Reintges 2005; Hazout 2001; Siloni 1995, a. o., but see Kayne 1994 who argues that participial clauses have a C, but crucially not a T). The participial RCs typically (i) don’t license usual CP-material (wh-phrases, complementizers); (ii) don’t have an independent temporal reference; (iii) don’t have subjects. Based on the data of Meadow Mari (Uralic) I contend the two latter statements and show that Meadow Mari pRCs can have independent temporal reference and subjects. I further contrast the behaviour of reflexives in embedded infinitival and participial clauses and argue that even if there is a C level in pRC, it is quite different from that of infinitivals.

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  • Anna A. Volkova, 2017. "Syntactic Structure of Participial Clauses in Meadow Mari," HSE Working papers WP BRP 54/LNG/2017, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hig:wpaper:54/lng/2017
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    reduced relative clauses; participles; left periphery; anaphora; binding; Meadow Mari; Uralic;
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