Guiqiong, like most Sino-Tibetan languages, presents a rich array of relativization constructions. Based on both
natural oral texts and elicited material, the present paper describes all attested types of relatives in Guiqiong, including
prenominal, head-internal, headless, and double-headed relative clauses, as well as nominalized and non-nominalized relative
clauses. It provides a case by case account of the possible constructions for all syntactic roles including various types of
obliques. This paper will also discuss different relativization strategies used in Guiqiong. To conclude, this paper will discuss
the importance and the relevance of this study to Sino-Tibetan linguistics.
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