An Analysis of Relative Clause Type Examples and English to Turkish Conversion Prototypes of Some Linearly Independent Cases
Isn’t that the woman who lives across the road from you? WHOvprepPHprepPH?
My uncle, who was born in Hong Kong, lived most of his life overseas. ,WHOvprepPH, v
It took me a while to get used to people who eat popcorn during the movie. WHOvnPHprepPH.
William Kellogg was the man who lived in the late nineteenth century and had some weird ideas about raising children.
nPHWHOvprepPHAND v
I am looking for someone that/who could give me a ride to Chicago. nomPronTHAT/WHOvoblPronnPHprepPH.
The old lady who lives next door is a teacher. nPHWHOvprepPH BeV
The girl who wore a red dress attracted everybody's attention at the party. nph WHOvnPH v
He is the kind of person that/who will never let you down. nPHTHAT/WHOAuxVAdvvoblPronprep.
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The police said the accident that happened last night was unavoidable THATvAdv v
This is the house that had a great Christmas decoration. THATvnPH.
William Kellogg was the man that lived in the late nineteenth century and had some weird ideas about raising children.
,nPHTHATvprepPHAND v
The café that sells the best coffee in town has recently been closed. nPHTHATvprepPH v
The police usually ask for every detail that helps identify the missing person. nPH THATvto-INFnPH
He is the kind of person that/who will never let you down. nPHTHAT/WHOAuxVAdvvoblPronprep.
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The newspaper reported that the tiger which killed its keeper has been put down. WHICHvnPH v
I have just read Orwell’s 1984, which is one of the most frightening books ever written. ,WHICHvnPHAdvAdj.
He was usually late, which always annoyed his father. ,WHICHAdvvnPH
We’ve missed our train, which means we may be late. ,WHICHvnomPronModVBeVerbAdj.
The science fair, which lasted all day, ended with an awards ceremony. ,WHICHvAdv, v
The movie turned out to be a blockbuster hit, which came as a surprise to critics. ,WHICHvprepPHprepPH.
The café, which sells the best coffee in town, has recently been closed. nPH,WHICHvnPHprepPH, v
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Have you seen those people who we met on holiday? WHOnomPronvprepPH?
Who was the woman who you were talking to? WHOnomPronvPrep?
The woman who you have just spoken to is my teacher. PrepWHOnomPronAdvv BeVerb
He decided to telephone Mrs. Jackson, who he had read about in the newspaper. ,WHOnomPronPrepprepPH.
My favourite actor is Marlon Brando, who I saw in “On the Waterfront”. ,WHOnomPronvprepPH.
He finally met Paul McCartney, who he had always admired. ,WHOnomPronvAdvv.
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You shouldn’t believe everything that you read in the newspaper. THATnomPronvprepPH.
The house that we rented in London was fully furnished. THATnomPronvprepPH v
The library did not have the book that I wanted. THATnomPronv.
Dessert is all that he wants. THATnomPronv.
This is the best resource that I have ever read! THATnomPronAdvv!
That’s the house that my parents live in. THATnPHvPrep.
The house that Jack built is large. THATPNv BEVerb
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The food was definitely the thing which I enjoyed most about our holiday. WHICHnomPronAdvprepPH.
I haven’t read the book which you were talking about. WHICHnomPronvPrep.
I haven’t read the book about which you were talking. PrepWHICHnomPronv.
We saw the latest Harry Potter film, which we really enjoyed. ,WHICHnomPronAdvv.
We are going back to Venice, which we first visited thirty years ago. ,WHICHnomPronAdvvAdv.
That’s the programme which we listened to last night. WHICHnomPronvPrepAdv.
She has three brothers two of whom are in the army.
I read three books last week, one of which I really enjoyed. ONEOFWHICHnomPronAdvv.
There were some good programmes on the radio, none of which I listened to. NONEOFWHICHnomPronvPrep.
This is the house where/in which I lived when I first came to the United States. WHERE/INWHICHnomPronv WHENnomPronadvvprepPH.
The sculpture, which he admired, was moved into the basement of the museum to make room for a new exhibit. nPH,WHICHnomPronv, v
The theater, in which the play debuted, housed 300 people. nPH,PrepWHICHnPHv, v
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Have you seen those people whom we met on holiday? WHOMnomPronvprepPH?
Who was that woman whom you were talking about. WHOMnomPronvPRep?
My favourite actor was Marlon Brando, whom I saw in “On the Waterfront”. ,WHOMnomPronvprepPH.
He finally met Paul McCartney, whom he had always admired. ,WHOMnomPronvAdvv.
He decided to telephone Mrs. Jackson, whom he had read about in the newspaper. ,WHOMnomPronPrepprepPH.
He decided to telephone Mrs. Jackson, about whom he had read in the newspaper. ,PrepWHOMnomPronvprepPH
The professor, whom I respect, recently received tenure. ,WHOMnomPronv, Advv
The woman to whom you have just spoken is my teacher. PrepWHOMnomPronAdvv BeVerb
This is the man to whom I wanted to speak and whose name I had forgotten. prepWHOMnomPronvinf-Verb AND WHOSEnPHnomPronv.
The visitor for whom you were waiting has arrived. PrepWHOMnomPronv v
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That’s the woman whose name I always forget. WHOSEnPHnomPronAdvv.
I met a man whose brother works in Moscow.
The family whose house burnt in the fire was immediately given a complimentary suite in a hotel. WHOSE nPH v prepPH BeVerb
The book whose author won a Pulitzer has become a bestseller. WHOSE nPHvnPH v
This is the man to whom I wanted to speak and whose name I had forgotten. prepWHOMnomPronvinf-Verb AND WHOSEnPHnomPronv.
This is the man I wanted to speak to and whose name I'd forgotten. nPH nomPronvvinf-Verb AND WHOSEnPHnomPronv.
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England won the world cup in 1996. It was the year when we got married. WHENnomPronv.
I remember my twentieth birthday. It was the day when the tsunami happened. WHENnomPronv.
This is the house where/in which I lived when I first came to the United States. WHERE/INWHICHnomPronv WHENnomPronadvvprepPH.
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Do you remember the place where we caught the train? WHEREnomPronvnPH?
Stratford-upon-Avon is the town where Shakespeare was born. WHEREPNv.
This is the house where/in which I lived when I first came to the United States. WHERE/INWHICHnomPronv WHENnomPronadvvprepPH.
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Have you seen those people we met on holiday? nPH nomPronvprepPH?
You shouldn’t believe everything you read in the newspaper. nPH nomPronprepPH.
The house we rented in London was fully furnished. nPH nomPronvprepPH v
The food was definitely the thing I enjoyed most about our holiday. nPH nomPronAdvprepPH.
Who was the woman you were talking to? nPH nomPronvPrep?
That’s the house my parents live in. nPH nPHvPrep.
It was the year we got married. nPH nomPronv.
It was the day the tsunami happened. nPH (Article)nPHv.
The library didn't have the book I wanted. nPH nomPronv.
The woman you have just spoken to is my teacher. nPH nomPronAdvv BeVerb
This is the house I lived in when I first came to the United States. nPH nomPronv WHENnomPronadvvprepPH.
This is the man I wanted to speak to and whose name I'd forgotten. nPH nomPronvvinf-Verb AND WHOSEnPHnomPronv.
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ANALYSIS
The old lady who lives next door is a teacher. nPHWHOvprepPH BeV SUBJECT RESTRICTIVE
My uncle, who was born in Hong Kong, lived most of his life overseas. ,WHOvprepPH, v SUBJECT NON-RESTRICTIVE
I am looking for someone that/who could give me a ride to Chicago. nomPronTHAT/WHOvoblPronnPHprepPH. OBJECT RESTRICTIVE
TRANSLATION PROCESS
INPUT: The old lady who lives next door is a teacher.
LANG-ITEM ENGLISH PARSE PHASE TURKISH SEQUENCING IN-CLAUSE SEQUENCING TRANSLATION UPPER-LEVEL TRANSLATION
0 The old lady The old lady nounPhrase 1 4 WHO clause next door Komşu kapıda Komşu kapıda
1 who 1 4 WHO clause The old lady nounPhrase lives yaşa yaşayan
2 lives is Verb who yan
3 next door a teacher nPH The old lady yaşlı bayan yaşlı bayan
4 is is Verb a teacher. bir öğretmen bir öğretmen
5 a teacher. a teacher nPH is dir dir.
OUTPUT: Komşu kapıda yaşıyan yaşlı bayan bir öğretmendir.
INPUT: My uncle, who was born in Hong Kong, lived most of his life overseas.
LANG-ITEM ENGLISH PARSE PHASE TURKISH SEQUENCING IN-CLAUSE SEQUENCING TRANSLATION UPPER-LEVEL TRANSLATION
0 My uncle My uncle nPH 1 4, who clause in Hong Kong Hong Kong'ta Hong Kong'ta
1 , who 1 4, who clause My uncle was born doğmuş olmak doğmuş olan
2 was most of his life , who an amcam,
3 born overseas. My uncle amcam, hayatının çoğunu
4 in Hong Kong , lived Verb , lived most of his life hayatının çoğunudenizler ötesi
5 , lived most of his life nPH overseas. denizler ötesi yaşadı.
6 most of his life overseas. Adj , lived yaşadı.
7 overseas.
OUTPUT: Hong Kong'ta doğmuş olan amcam, hayatının çoğunu denizler ötesi yaşadı.
INPUT: I am looking for someone that/who could give me a ride to Chicago.
LANG-ITEM ENGLISH PARSE PHASE TURKISH SEQUENCING IN-CLAUSE SEQUENCING TRANSLATION UPPER-LEVEL TRANSLATION
0 I I nomPron I I Ben Ben
1 am am looking Verb 4 10 that/who to Chicago. Şikago'ya Şikago'ya
2 looking for someone nPH for someone nPH a ride bir seyehat bir seyehati
3 for someone 4 10 that/who am looking Verb me bana bana
4 that/who could give verebilirdi verebilecek
5 could that/who en/ecek
6 give for someone birisi için birini arıyorum.(with phrase smoothing).
7 me am looking bakıyorum.
8 a ride
9 to Chicago.
OUTPUT: Ben Chicago'ya bir seyehatı bana verebilecek birisini arıyorum.
INPUT: The woman who you have just spoken to is my teacher. PrepWHOnomPronAdvv BeVerb
LANG-ITEM ENGLISH PARSE PHASE TURKISH SEQUENCING IN-CLAUSE SEQUENCING TRANSLATION UPPER-LEVEL TRANSLATION
0 The woman The women nPH 1 7 to who clause to-who ona Ona
1 who 1 7 who clause The women nPH you siz sizin
2 you my teacher. nPH just şimdi şimdi
3 have is BeVerb have spoken konuşmuş konuşmuş
4 just who olduğunuz olduğunuz
5 spoken The women kadın kadın
6 to my teacher. benim öğretmenim benim öğretmenimdir.
7 is is BeVerb is dir.
8 my teacher. my teacher. nPH
OUTPUT: Ona sizin şimdi konuşmuş olduğunuz kadın benim öğretmenimdir.
INPUT: Have you seen those people who we met on holiday? WHOnomPronvprepPH?
LANG-ITEM ENGLISH PARSE PHASE TURKISH SEQUENCING IN-CLAUSE SEQUENCING TRANSLATION UPPER-LEVEL TRANSLATION
0 Have you nomPron 4 8 who clause on holiday tatilde Tatilde
1 you have seen Verb ?Flag those people nPH we biz gördüğümüz
2 seen those people nPH you met gördük o insanları
3 those people 4 8 who have seen Verb ?flag who ğümüz siz gördünüz mü?
4 who those people o insanları
5 we you siz
6 met have seen? gördünüz mü?
7 on holiday?
OUTPUT: Tatilde karşılaştığımız o kişileri gördünüz mü?
INPUT: He decided to telephone Mrs. Jackson, who he had read about in the newspaper. ,WHOnomPronPrepprepPH.
LANG-ITEM ENGLISH PARSE PHASE TURKISH SEQUENCING IN-CLAUSE SEQUENCING TRANSLATION UPPER-LEVEL TRANSLATION
0 He He nomPron He He O O
1 decided decided Verb 4 9, who clause in the newspaper. gazetede gazetede
2 to telephone to telephone to-Inf Mrs. Jackson about-who hakkında hakkında
3 Mrs. Jackson Mrs. Jackson PrivateName to telephone he onun okumuş
4 , who 4 9, who clause decided had read okumuş olduğu
5 he who olduğu Mrs. Jacksona
6 had read Mrs. Jackson Mrs. Jacksona telefon etmeye
7 about to telephone telefon etmeye karar verdi.(with clause smoothing)
8 in the newspaper. . decided karar verdi.
OUTPUT: O hakkında gazetede okumuş olduğu Mrs. Jackson'a telefon etmeye karar verdi.
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