C-Value: only R

Relative clauses are postnominal, gapping, nonfinite insofar as they involve a subordinate verb form with a special set of subject agreement suffixes (cf. P-relativization in (112b)). The gapping strategy applies only for subjects and objects, relativization (as well as other extractions – cleft sentences, WH-questions), involves another strategy involving nominalization; cf. INSTR-relativization in (154) p. 72. However, the possessor from the absolutive (S/O) nominal can also be extracted directly (without nominalization). p. 96; In ditransitive constructions, Rs like Ps can be directly extracted/relatvized; see (25) ‘It is the boy I gave the book to’ . Rs like Ps cannot be extracted through nominalization (see (29). Even extraction of the possessor of the R argument is possible as for Possessor of Ps. By contrast, T cannot be extracted/relativized directly; see the ungrammatical (50) p. 102; in this case the nominalization should be used: (56) p. 103. This is an oblique like behavior, but the nominalizer involved is different!.

Contribution:
Ditransitive constructions
Language:
Halkomelem
Construction:
Secundative Applicative Construction
C-Parameter:
Relativization

Examples

Example 10-103:
níɬ kwθə púkw ni s-ʔám-əs-t-s kwθə swíwʔləs
níɬ
3.EMPH
kwθə
DET
púkw
book
ni
AUX
s-ʔám-əs-t-s
NMLZ-give-ADV.A-TR-3.POSS
kwθə
DET
swíwʔləs
boy
It’s a book that he gave the boy.

Source: Gerdts 1982: 103 (ex.56)

Example 10-45:
swíwʔləs kwθə ni ʔám-əs-t-əs ʔə kwθə púkw
swíwʔləs
boy
kwθə
DET
ni
AUX
ʔám-əs-t-əs
give-APPL-TR-3SG.SBJ
ʔə
OBL
kwθə
DET
púkw
book
It’s a boy that he gave the book to.

Source: Gerdts 1982: 96 (ex.25)