Die linke Peripherie von Relativsätzen

LIP项目的主要目的是对关系从句的左边缘结构进行分析。因此，我们将重点关注引入要素的关系从句的特点，以及后者与头名词之间的相互作用。在第一个阶段，我们关注的是1)在德语方言中w-/d-关系代词和关系补语的分布，以及2)(i)头名词，（ii）引入关系从句的元素和（iii）关系从句中的有限动词之间的一致（错误）匹配。此外，我们能够证明，在方言中，关系从句通常由关系补语（wo/was）引入，关系操作符可以分别由间隔、关系代词或恢复代词表示。当人们考虑到自由关系代词（除了wh-RP之外，还经常允许补语省略）时，可以观察到一个有趣的相关性：d关系代词只能与关系分句中特有的补语结合，而whrelative代词只能与关系分句中不特有的补语结合。在第二个阶段，我们的目标是进一步系统地阐述相对算子和相对补语之间的相互作用，研究这些相互作用的具体结构。此外，我们将通过类型学组件扩展我们的重点。这意味着我们将进一步检查出现在关系从句左侧边缘的词汇元素，以找出它们可以出现在哪些组合中，即+/-关系代词（d- vs. wh-代词），+/-关系补语。我们将研究的语言包括德语、波兰语、意大利语和英语。在这方面，我们的目标是与ROM和TYP项目合作。此外，与通常被认为结构相同或（非常）相似的其他结构（如断续从句和补语从句）的比较应该有助于了解关系从句的结构特性，例如关于移动的不透明条件，绑定可能性等。该项目的另一个重点是与主名词的相互作用：除了一致现象，我们还将研究语义效应，即与“共同同意”元素作为反身代词和所有格代词的结合/共指。

The primary aim of the project LIP is to provide an analysis of the structure of the left periphery of relative clauses. Thereby, we will focus on the characteristics of relative clause introducing elements, as well as on the interactions between the latter and the head noun. Within the first period we were concerned with 1) the distribution of w-/d-relative pronouns and relative complementizers in German dialects as well as with 2) agreement (mis)matches between (i) the head noun, (ii) the element that introduces the relative clause and (iii), the finite verb within the relative clause. Besides, we were able to show that in dialects relative clauses are generally introduced by a relative complementizer (wo/was) and that the relative operator can either be represented by a gap, a relative pronoun or by a resumptive pronoun, respectively. When one takes free relatives into account which in addition to a wh-RP often allow for the complementizer dass, an interesting correlation can be observed: d-relative pronouns can only be combined with complementizers that are characteristic/specific for relative clauses, whereas whrelative pronouns can only be combined with complementizers that are not specific for relative clauses.Within the second period we aim to further elaborate on the interactions between relative operators and relative complementizers in a systematic way, investigating the specific structure of these interactions. Furthermore, we will extend our focus by a typological component. This means we will further examine lexical elements occurring at the left periphery of relative clauses in order to find out in which combination(s) they can occur, i.e., +/- relative pronoun (d- vs. wh-pronoun), +/- relative complementizer. The languages we will look at are (inter alia) German, Polish, Italian, and English. In this regard we aim to cooperate with the projects ROM and TYP. Additionally, the comparison with other constructions (as clefts and complement clauses) that are often regarded as structurally identical or (very) similar, should shed some light on the structural properties of relative clauses, e.g. regarding opacity conditions on movement, binding possibilities etc. Another focus of the project is the interaction with the head noun: next to agreement phenomena we will also look at semantic effects, namely binding/coreference with `co-agreeing elements as reflexive and possessive pronouns.