(Meadow Mari)

ExtRel & IntRel

ExtRel: The head appears outside the relative clause. This is called an external relative clause.

IntRel: The head appears within the relative clause. This is called an internal relative clause.

(1)tideemləze,kudəžoməj-əmparemd-əš.
thisdoctorwhoIACCcurePST1.3SG
’This is the doctor who cured me.’ (A. S.)

(2)məj-əmparemd-əšeemləz-əmo-mjörate.
IACCcurePTCP.ACTdoctorACCNEG1SGlike.CNG
’I don’t like the doctor who cured me.’ (T. E.)

(3)kudopörtvoktenmašinašog-a,pešmotor.
whichhousebesidecarstand3SG,very nice
’The house with a car parking next to it is very nice.’ (Brykina–Aralova 2012: 532)

In standard Meadow Mari, relative subordination is expressed using participle clauses (2), whereas in the spoken language the relative pronoun kudəžo is used often in the subordinate clause (1). The head noun can also appear within the relative clause (3).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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