jeff_l
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624 12 Extraction processes
b. indefinite relative
[noun (clitics) (preverb) Verb...]
or:
[Dem(indefinite) (clitics) (preverb) Verb ...]
The normal demonstratives used as internal heads are shown in (709).
(709) Demonstratives Used as Internal Heads
Definite Indefinite
after NPMaSg or 3rd w-ά person pronoun 1
MaPl w-1 1
FeSg t-ά t-1
FePl t-ί t-i
after lst/2nd pronoun 1 (not applicable)
The demonstratives in (709) are used in both subject (i.e. participial) and
non-subject relatives. The indefinite forms shown are most common with
adjectival subject relatives ('a good one', etc., §8.5.4).
The accents in the definite demonstratives are audible in isolation (as
demonstrative 'this'), but in actual relative clauses they are overridden by
phrasal accents. The indefinite forms shown do not occur in isolation so there
intrinsic accent cannot be determined.
In a definite relative, unless there is a specific deictic sense ('this', 'that
over there'), the demonstratives shown in (709) are usual. For an anaphoric
sense 'that (same) one who/that...', the Anaphoric suffix -daer can be added to
the demonstrative: w-a-daer, etc. In (727.d), below, there is an example where
the demonstrative combines with a word meaning '(the) other', and this
combination as a unit functions as the internal head of a definite relative.
The forml used after lst/2nd person pronouns functions as definite, and
does not have a feminine variant t-i, so it should be distinguished from
Indefinite 1 (Feminine t-Ί). Examples of lst/2nd person 1 are in (710).
(710) a. naekk-asn-aet-ed [i sksae-nen]
I FePl ' [Dem eat.Reslt-Partpl.Pl]
'we-Fe who have (already) eaten'
b. naskk-aen-ed [i taettae-nen di-ha]
IMaPl ' [Dem eat.LoImpfP-Partpl.Pl here]
'we who (regularly) eat here' [K-d]
