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    Relative Clause in Borna
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-01) Mengesha, Tsehay; Sisay, Binyam (PhD)
    This thesis deals with description of the structure of relative clause in Bòrná. Concerning the ways of relativization of Bòrná, there is a controversy as to whether the relative pronoun is used or not. According to Lamberti (1993), elements like /tsó, tsú, tsúwoótsí, iruwó, iruú, iruwoótsí, ettuwó, ettuú, ettuwoótsí/ are relative pronouns in Bòrná and implies relative pronoun strategy. Whereas, Bikila (2003) and Felming (1976) maintained that /-ts/ is a relativizer. But the position of the present study is like Bikila (2003) and Felming (1976) claim /ts/ is a relativizer, the element is portmantu that encodes relativity of the verb and past tense. The language employs pro in situ, pronoun retention and gapping strategy. The pro in situ strategy occurs in postnominal subject and direct object relativization. The prenominal subject and direct object relativization employs gapping strategy. The rest of the positions like indirect object, oblique complement and possessor position apply pronoun retention strategy. Based on the position of the RC with respect to head noun, Bòrná RC has a prenominal, postnominal and headless type of relative clause. Bòrná has no restrictiveness marker of structure of relative cluase. That is, the meaning of the relative cluase is not restricted or non-restricted by either formal or distributional change. In connection to these, Keenan and Comrie (1977)’s five accessibility hierarchy: subject, direct object, indirect object, oblique complement and possessor position relativizations Bòrná covers all the accessibility hierarchy positions. The function of adjectives and the RC is similar in Bòrná; both can function as headless, prenominal and postnominal. In the language, negative relative verb drops tense marker and add negative suffix /-á/. /-á/ is a portmantu morpheme that negates verbs in present, past and future tenses and encodes relativity of the verb.
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    Relative Clause in Borna
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-01) Mengesha, Tsehay; Sisay, Binyam (PhD)
    This thesis deals with description of the structure of relotive clause in Bon1l1. Concerning the ways of relali viZClliol1 of Barna, there is a controversy as 10 whether Ihe relative pronolln is Llsed or not. According to Lamberti (1993), elemenls like Its6, wi, tSllwo6tsi, iruw6, iruu, iruwo6tsi, ettuw6, ettuu, ettu wo6tsil are relative pronouns in Barna and implies relative pronoun strategy. Whereas, Bikita (2003) and Felming (1976) maintained that I-tsl is a relativizer.But the position of the present study is like Bikila (2003) and Felming (1976) claim Itsl is a relativizer, the element is portmantu that encodes relativity of the verb and past tense. The language employs pro in situ, pronoun retention and gapping strategy. The pro in situ strategy occurs in posltlominal subject and direct object relativization. The prenominal subject and direct object relativization employs gapping strategy. The rest of the positions like indirect object, oblique complement and possessor position apply pronoun retention ,tralegy. Based on the position of the RC with respect to head noun, Barna RC has a prenominal, postnominal alld headless type of relative elause. Barna has no restrictiveness marker of structure of relative eluase. That is, the meaning of the relative eluase is not restricted or non-restricted by either fo rmal or distributional change. In connection to these, Keenan and Comrie (1977)'s five accessibility hierarchy: subject, direct object, indirect object, oblique complement alld possessor position relativizations Barna covers all the accessibility hierarchy positions. The function of adjectives and the RC is similar in Barna; both can f unction as headless, prenolllinal and postnominal. 1n the language, negative relative verb drops tense marker and add negative suffix I-a/. I-al is a portmantu morpheme that negates verbs in present, past and fu ture tenses and encodes relativity of the verb.