Choice of definite article with restrictive relative clauses in the Vorarlberger dialect

Patricia Cabredo Hofherr (1) , Gerhard Schaden (2)

1 SFL - Structures Formelles du Langage
2 STL - Savoirs, Textes, Langage (STL) - UMR 8163

Contrary to claims in the literature, restrictive relative clauses are not generally incompatible with weak definite articles on the head noun.

Mots clés: relative clauses; restrictive; non-restrictive; weak definite determiners

Domaines: Linguistique

Patricia Cabredo Hofherr, Gerhard Schaden. Choice of definite article with restrictive relative clauses in the Vorarlberger dialect. Articles définis et modification restrictive, Sep 2012, Paris, France. ⟨halshs-00752942⟩