Research master thesis | Linguistics (research) (MA)
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This thesis investigates whether the 'that' that occurs in English relative clauses is the same element as the one that occurs in English complement clauses, and aims to determine what syntactic...Show moreThis thesis investigates whether the 'that' that occurs in English relative clauses is the same element as the one that occurs in English complement clauses, and aims to determine what syntactic category each of these elements belongs to. Ought relative 'that' be analysed as a complementiser, a relative pronoun, or as something else? In order to provide a satisfying answer to this question, I have critically evaluated the arguments presented in existing literature.Show less
