WT 4.4

noun-modifying clause strategy

a.k.a. noun-modifying clause (strategy)

the strategy of employing the same morphosyntactic structure for both the noun complement clause construction and the relative clause construction. Example: Japanese uses the noun-modifying clause strategy -- the same externally headed strategy is used for both the relative clause construction ([gakusei ga katta] hon the book that the student bought) and the noun complement clause construction ([gakusei ga hon o katta] zizitu the fact that the student bought the book). (Section 19.2.4)

Strategy

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Expression

Is Expression Of

noun complement clause construction

Recruited From

Is Recruited From

relative clause construction

Hierarchy

Is subtype of

recruitment strategy