Three Phenomena Discriminating between "Raising" and "Matching" Relative Clauses

Abstract

Abstract: The article discusses three phenomena (relative clause extraposition, stacking and weak island sensitivity) which are incompatible with bona fide “raising ” relatives, like the amount relatives studied by Carlson (1977), but not with ordinary restrictive relatives. They thus appear to provide clear evidence that a “matching ” derivation of relative clauses is needed in addition to the “raising ” one.

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