Relativization in Dagaare

Adams B. Bodomo · Ken Hiraiwa

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This paper examines in detail the syntax and semantics of relativization in Dagaare, a Mabia (Oti-Volta) language of the Gur branch in the Niger-Congo family. The main aim of our investigation is to explicate a cluster of features of relativization in Dagaare. In particular, we will show that Dagaare relative clauses, despite surface identity, comes in two varieties, Head-External Relative Clause (HERC) and Left-Headed Head-Internal Relative Clause (Left-Headed HIRC). The latter type of relativization has rarely been noticed cross-linguistically in the previous literature and therefore is of considerable significance for general linguistics as well as theoretical linguistics. 54 Relativization in Dagaare

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