Verb Relativization in Yoruba Revisited

Abstract

The claim in Yoruba Grammar that expressions featuring verb relativisation are sentential nominalisations because they convey only the meanings of such nominalisations is both both false and fallacious. Copies of relativised and focused verbs are always nominalised because they are required to head NPs, and the originals of such verbs always remain in situ as, otherwise, primary aspect marker co-constituents would be unlicensed.