Complementizer (definition)

Complementizers are particles that introduce embedded clauses. In English these include that, if and whether. In Gaelic, gu, nach, ma and some forms of a are all complementizers. In traditional grammars these are sometimes called "subordinators" or "subordinating conjunctions".

• gun
• gur
• nach
• a (relative)
• ged a "although", takes relative future.
• far a "where"
• gus a "until"
• anns a bheil "in which"

See Also

• Functional Categories (definition)
• Conjunction (definition)

External Links

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementizer
• http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAComplementizer.htm

References

• Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.