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Controversy Over the Relative Pronoun ‘That’ And the Complementizer ‘That’

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: That in a relative clause is grammatically regarded as a relative pronoun.Compared with wh-relatives, it has been acknowledged that the relative clause does not have all the roles of relative pronouns through previous research.Since relative pronouns act as conjunctions and pronouns, they play a syntactic role as a noun, but they do not apply in some parts.So, for a long time, transformational grammarians have been insisting that that is not a relative pronoun.In this paper, from a neutral standpoint, in is revealed that the relative clause that has the characteristics of a pronoun, but cannot be considered a complete pronoun.

Source: Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange

DOI: 10.47116/apjcri.2023.01.26

Authors: Yoon Jin Lee, Mun Koo Kang

Institution: Kongju National University

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4318572575

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