Relatively (un)limited. The typology and comparative syntax of relative clauses revisited: Correlatives, word order correlations, and accessibility (D02 {ehem. C08})

• Subject Area: General and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 317633480

Project D02 addresses prominent unsolved issues in relative clause typology where the limits of variability or their source remain to be determined. As a typological investigation informed by syntactic theory, it will study various factors that impose limits on variability such as grammar-internal constraints, economy, language contact, and phylogenetic factors. The main areas of investigation are the limits in the variability of relative clause strategies (focusing on correlatives), correlations between relative clause strategy and word order, and limits of variability in the distribution of relative clause strategies across grammatical functions.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1287: Limits of Variability in Language: Cognitive, Computational, and Grammatical Aspects
• Applicant Institution: Universität Potsdam
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Martin Salzmann, since 11/2023