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(grammar) A pronoun in a relative clause which refers to the antecedent of the relative pronoun.

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resumptive pronoun

Source Word

resumptive pronoun

Noun

(grammar) A pronoun in a relative clause which refers to the antecedent of the relative pronoun.

Japanese Meaning

関係節内で、先行詞（または関係代名詞）の指示対象を示すために使用される代名詞。

In some dialects, a resumptive pronoun appears where English might otherwise use a gap in a relative clause.

一部の方言では、関係節で先行詞を指す代名詞が、英語なら空所になるような場所に現れることがある。

Sense（1）

(grammar) A pronoun in a relative clause which refers to the antecedent of the relative pronoun.

resumptive pronouns

（ plural ）