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Diegueño (Mesa Grande)
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Order of Relative Clause and Noun
Language:
Diegueño (Mesa Grande)
Feature:
Order of Relative Clause and Noun
by
Matthew S. Dryer
Value:
Internally headed
Examples
Sentence igt-3789:
['ehatt gaat akewii]=ve=ch chepam
['ehatt
[dog
gaat
cat
akewii]=ve=ch
chase]=
def
=SUBJ
chepam
get.away
The cat that the dog chased got away.
Sentence igt-3790:
['ehatt gaat kw-akewii]=ve=ch nye-chuukuw
['ehatt
[dog
gaat
cat
kw-akewii]=ve=ch
rel
.SUBJ-chase]=
def
=SUBJ
nye-chuukuw
1obj
-bite
The dog that chased the cat bit me.
References
Couro and Langdon 1975
Gorbet 1976
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