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Subject:
relative that--a contrary view
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"STAHLKE, HERBERT F" <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:33:34 -0500
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For those of you who won't be driven to despair by another posting on relative "that" and maybe even have some interest in it, I recommend

Van der Auwera, Johan.  1985.  Relative that-a centennial dispute.  Journal of Linguistics 21:149-179.

It's a thorough and scholarly review of the literature on the subject going back to 1885.  The author takes the position that relative-that is not completely pronominal but has several pronominal traits.  He critiques arguments, including some of mine supporting the claim that relative-that is simply a conjunction.  I don't agree with all of his counterarguments, but he makes an interesting case that those of you who regard relative-that as a pronoun will find interesting.

Herb

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