Can the antecedent of the fused relative word 'where' be a PP as well as an NP?
This question is reserved for those familiar with The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (hereinafter referred to as 'the book').
The book (Page 1078) has this example of a fused relative word where:
[32] i I put the key [where I always put it], in the top drawer.
On the next page, the book says this where cannot be a preposition but can only be a fused relative word, because there must be "a gap in final position that is linked to where":
where I always put it _____
So far so good.
Now, I tried to figure out what the antecedent of this where that's been fused into it.
In case of the fused relative word 'what', the fused antecedent is necessarily an NP, namely, 'the thing(s)'. But in this case of where, the antecedent doesn't seem to be an NP but a PP (in the place), because [32i] can be rephrased as follows:
I put the key in the place [where I always put it], in the top drawer.
Am I right to say that the fused antecedent is a PP in this example?
(I've looked through the book but failed to find out that the book clearly says the fused antecedent of where can be a PP. Personally, I find it hard to wrap my head around the idea that the antecedent can be a PP.)
More interesting is the fact that the fused antecedent of 'where' can certainly be an NP as follows:
(1) I put the key next to [where I always put it], in the top drawer. [fused relative]
(1') I put the key next to the place [where I always put it], in the top drawer. [non-fused relative]
I've inserted next to in [32i] and made example (1) where now the antecedent of the fused relative where seems to be an NP (the place).
And there are other examples such as:
This is where I live. ( = "This is the place where I live.")
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Can the antecedent of the fused relative word 'where' be a PP as well as an NP?
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This question is reserved for those familiar with The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (hereinafter referred to as 'the book').
The book (Page 1078) has this example of a fused relative word where:
[32] i I put the key [where I always put it], in the top drawer.
On the next page, the book says this where cannot be a preposition but can only be a fused relative word, because there must be "a gap in final position that is linked to where":
where I always put it _____
So far so good.
Now, I tried to figure out what the antecedent of this where that's been fused into it.
In case of the fused relative word 'what', the fused antecedent is necessarily an NP, namely, 'the thing(s)'. But in this case of where, the antecedent doesn't seem to be an NP but a PP (in the place), because [32i] can be rephrased as follows:
I put the key in the place [where I always put it], in the top drawer.
Am I right to say that the fused antecedent is a PP in this example?
(I've looked through the book but failed to find out that the book clearly says the fused antecedent of where can be a PP. Personally, I find it hard to wrap my head around the idea that the antecedent can be a PP.)
More interesting is the fact that the fused antecedent of 'where' can certainly be an NP as follows:
(1) I put the key next to [where I always put it], in the top drawer. [fused relative]
(1') I put the key next to the place [where I always put it], in the top drawer. [non-fused relative]
I've inserted next to in [32i] and made example (1) where now the antecedent of the fused relative where seems to be an NP (the place).
And there are other examples such as:
This is where I live. ( = "This is the place where I live.")
Question:
Can the antecedent of the fused relative word 'where' be a PP as well as an NP?
relative-clauses antecedents
asked 31 mins ago
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16711651
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This question is reserved for those familiar with The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (hereinafter referred to as 'the book').
The book (Page 1078) has this example of a fused relative word where:
[32] i I put the key [where I always put it], in the top drawer.
On the next page, the book says this where cannot be a preposition but can only be a fused relative word, because there must be "a gap in final position that is linked to where":
where I always put it _____
So far so good.
Now, I tried to figure out what the antecedent of this where that's been fused into it.
In case of the fused relative word 'what', the fused antecedent is necessarily an NP, namely, 'the thing(s)'. But in this case of where, the antecedent doesn't seem to be an NP but a PP (in the place), because [32i] can be rephrased as follows:
I put the key in the place [where I always put it], in the top drawer.
Am I right to say that the fused antecedent is a PP in this example?
(I've looked through the book but failed to find out that the book clearly says the fused antecedent of where can be a PP. Personally, I find it hard to wrap my head around the idea that the antecedent can be a PP.)
More interesting is the fact that the fused antecedent of 'where' can certainly be an NP as follows:
(1) I put the key next to [where I always put it], in the top drawer. [fused relative]
(1') I put the key next to the place [where I always put it], in the top drawer. [non-fused relative]
I've inserted next to in [32i] and made example (1) where now the antecedent of the fused relative where seems to be an NP (the place).
And there are other examples such as:
This is where I live. ( = "This is the place where I live.")
Question:
Can the antecedent of the fused relative word 'where' be a PP as well as an NP?
relative-clauses antecedents
asked 31 mins ago
JK2JK2
16711651
This question is reserved for those familiar with The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (hereinafter referred to as 'the book').
The book (Page 1078) has this example of a fused relative word where:
[32] i I put the key [where I always put it], in the top drawer.
On the next page, the book says this where cannot be a preposition but can only be a fused relative word, because there must be "a gap in final position that is linked to where":
where I always put it _____
So far so good.
Now, I tried to figure out what the antecedent of this where that's been fused into it.
In case of the fused relative word 'what', the fused antecedent is necessarily an NP, namely, 'the thing(s)'. But in this case of where, the antecedent doesn't seem to be an NP but a PP (in the place), because [32i] can be rephrased as follows:
I put the key in the place [where I always put it], in the top drawer.
Am I right to say that the fused antecedent is a PP in this example?
(I've looked through the book but failed to find out that the book clearly says the fused antecedent of where can be a PP. Personally, I find it hard to wrap my head around the idea that the antecedent can be a PP.)
More interesting is the fact that the fused antecedent of 'where' can certainly be an NP as follows:
(1) I put the key next to [where I always put it], in the top drawer. [fused relative]
(1') I put the key next to the place [where I always put it], in the top drawer. [non-fused relative]
I've inserted next to in [32i] and made example (1) where now the antecedent of the fused relative where seems to be an NP (the place).
And there are other examples such as:
This is where I live. ( = "This is the place where I live.")
Question:
Can the antecedent of the fused relative word 'where' be a PP as well as an NP?
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