Case and connectivity in Moksha relative clauses
Mariia Privizentseva
November 2023 

This study provides a detailed investigation of relative clauses in Moksha Mordvin. It shows that raising derivation is part of natural language syntax and must co-exist with head-external derivation. I then propose that raising syntax is best derived by projecting movement of the head noun phrase.

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Reference:	lingbuzz/007706 (please use that when you cite this article)
Published in:	Proceedings of WCCFL
keywords:	relative clauses, inverse case attraction, raising, connectivity, reconstruction, projecting movement, morphology, syntax
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