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    Relative Clauses In Gumuz (A Gb-Approach)
    (AAU, 1993-06) Amena, Asfaw; Yimam, Baye (Phd)
    This study analyzes the st ructure of relative clauses (RC ' S) 1 n Gumuz. It follows the theory of Government and Binding (GB) of Chomsk y (198 1 , 1982, 1986, 1988) and other recent developments . GB assumes that relative clauses are non-argument clausal complements of nouns. It is claimed th e 1 ntE,~n al st,-uc tLTe of r 21 ative c lauses al'e e x pl a ine d in terms of 5 u btheories and principles which are assumed t o be pl""-operties of UG., ThE r elat ivi zi ng strategies and relativized positions are treated in chapter two. It is argued that Gumuz uses the gapping (EC) strategy. This means that relativized positions filled by phonetically real NP ' s but by an empty category (EC) \o