A Note on Push-down Relative Element in Modern English

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In this paper we have considered a special relative construction with which, functioning as an object to the verbs only in the immediately following subordinate clause in the embedded clause, but not in the main clause. We found that the construction came to be used as a result of imitation of Latin syntax in the early sixteenth century, when the linguistic climate was suitable for its birth. However, following the development of relatives and the drift of English style, the construction has lost its status in standard PDE.
1998-09-30