Re: Trigger Languages?

Jeff Jones sekalge:
"How are relative and participial clauses handled? Does the relative
pronoun
always take the trigger? Does the trigger case affix on the verb indicate
the case of the participle's implied subject?"

We can only offer generalizations and precedents. However, I'd guess that
the clauses are no different than normal (whatever "normal" is for your
language).

I would think that the relative pronoun would never get the trigger,
since it's not acting like a noun. (Forgive my ignorance of terms. I
consider myself a layman and always use small words that I'm sure to
understand.)

You could have participles that have triggers and work that way, but
there's no reason to force the most described noun to be the most
important. And what would happen when you have multiple participles?

~Wright, with an acceptable Dvorak speed