WHREL_OBJ YAML source
code: WHREL_OBJ
biber_number: H32
name: WH relative clauses (object position)
definition: >-
Relative clauses introduced by WH-words where the relative pronoun serves as object.
normalization: finite_verbs
detection:
- requires:
- pos
- dep
semgrex: '{pos:/WDT|WP/}=wh <dobj {pos:/VB.*/}=verb'
description: WH relative pronoun as object of verb in relative clause.
- source: pybiber
requires:
- word
- lemma
- pos
- dep
parts:
p1:
cql: '[lemma!="ask|tell"] [pos="NN.*|CD|DT"] [pos="W.*" & word!="that" & dep=".*obj.*"]'
p2:
cql: '[lemma!="ask|tell" & pos="NN.*|CD|DT"] [pos="\\.|,|:|;|-LRB-|-RRB-"] [word="who" & dep=".*obj.*"]'
combine: "p1 | p2"
description: >-
WH relative (object): WH-word with obj dep, preceded by N/CD/DT,
with 2-back token not ask/tell. Second pattern handles intervening
punctuation ("the man, who...").
sources:
- biber_1988
- pybiber
notes: >-
Not separately in MFTE ([[WHSC]] covers WH subordinate clauses generally). Highest
loading on D3. Needs dependency parsing.
examples:
- text: the ring which Bilbo found