English Dictionary

shadow pronoun

名詞

(grammar) A pronoun that is inserted into a subordinate clause to refer to the antecedent of the relative pronoun, often converting the subordinate clause into a clause that can stand on its own as a sentence.

日本語の意味

影代名詞：従属節に挿入され、関係代名詞の先行詞を参照する代名詞の一種で、従属節を独立した文として機能させる場合がある

Linguists often point to the shadow pronoun in sentences like the person who I think will win as evidence that subordinate clauses can sometimes stand alone.

言語学者はしばしば「私が勝つと思う人」のような文に見られる、関係代名詞の先行詞を指すために従属節に挿入される代名詞を、従属節が単独で成立することがあることの証拠として挙げる。

意味（1）

(grammar) A pronoun that is inserted into a subordinate clause to refer to the antecedent of the relative pronoun, often converting the subordinate clause into a clause that can stand on its own as a sentence.

Perlmutter proposes that all chopping rules are rules that leave a shadow pronoun subsequently deleted.

shadow pronouns （ plural ）