Appendix A.
Summary of object relative clauses in CHILDES. Parentheses contain number of RC tokens per million NPs. Summary statistics of passive relative clauses are not presented because only three passive tokens were found. All 3 (14.7 per million NPs) passive relative clauses modified inanimate head nouns and did not specify agents. One contained a relative pronoun.
| With Relative Pronoun | Total | No Relative Pronoun | Total | Grand Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animate Head Noun | Inanimate Head Noun | Animate Head Noun | Inanimate Head Noun | ||||
| Embedded Full NP |
0 (0) |
3 (14.7) |
3 (14.7) |
0 (0) |
6 (29.4) |
6 (29.4) |
9 (44.2) |
| Animate | 0 (0) |
2 (9.8) |
2 (9.8) |
0 (0) |
4 (19.6) |
4 (19.6) |
6 (29.4) |
| Inanimate | 0 (0) |
1 (4.9) |
1 (4.9) |
0 (0) |
2 (9.8) |
2 (9.8) |
3 (14.7) |
| Embedded Pronoun |
3 (14.7) |
73 (358.2) |
76 (372.9) |
21 (103.0) |
277 (1359.1) |
298 (1462.1) |
374 (1835.0) |
| Animate | 3 (14.7) |
72 (353.3) |
75 (368.0) |
21 (103.0) |
275 (1349.3) |
296 (1452.3) |
371 (1820.3) |
| Inanimate | 0 (0) |
1 (4.9) |
1 (4.9) |
0 (0) |
2 (9.8) |
2 (9.8) |
3 (14.7) |
| Grand Total | 3 (14.7) |
76 (372.9) |
79 (387.6) |
21 (103.0) |
283 (1388.5) |
304 (1491.6) |
383 (1879.2) |
Note: NP=noun phrase. The head noun is the noun being modified by the relative clause, and the embedded noun (full NP or pronoun) is the noun within the relative clause. Thus in The ball that the girl kicked, the head noun is the ball and the embedded full NP noun is the girl.