time adjunct as nominal relative pronoun?

[svartnik]

Hello

Tell me when you will arrive.

when you will arrive -- is it a nominal relative clause; that is, can a time adverbial, when, be a linking pronoun in this sentence?

What is your gut reaction the role of when you will arrive syntactically is in this sentence?

thanks

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by svartnik

Hello

Tell me when you will arrive.

when you will arrive -- is it a nominal relative clause; that is, can a time adverbial, when, be a linking pronoun in this sentence?

What is your gut reaction the role of when you will arrive syntactically is in this sentence?

thanks

"When" is a conjunction in that sentence. It is introducing a noun clause.

[svartnik]

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

"When" is a conjunction in that sentence. It is introducing a noun clause.

hi

How would you account for the fact that the nominal sub clause is classified as a relative clause.
I have always thought of relative clauses as a part of the sentence to be introduced by one of the 5 relative pronouns, to which "when" does not belong.

thanks

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by svartnik

hi

How would you account for the fact that the nominal sub clause is classified as a relative clause.
I have always thought of relative clauses as a part of the sentence to be introduced by one of the 5 relative pronouns, to which "when" does not belong.

thanks

Who classified it as a relative clause?

[svartnik]

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

Who classified it as a relative clause?

Hello

Moreover, according to Quirk, a time adjunct like "when" can be substituted for a relative pronoun.
This is someting like a gray area to me.

Thanks for your attention

Svartnik

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by svartnik

Hello

Moreover, according to Quirk, a time adjunct like "when" can be substituted for a relative pronoun.
This is someting like a gray area to me.

Thanks for your attention

Svartnik

Yes, "when" can introduce a relative clause, but that was not the case in your example.

This is a use of "when" as a relative adverb in a relative clause:

I remember a time when a man's character was more important than his bank account.

In this case, the clause is adjectival and modifies "time".

[svartnik]

Hello

Yes indeed.
I agree.
Thanks

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by svartnik

Hello

Yes indeed.
I agree.
Thanks

You're welcome.