What is extraposition?

Definition
	Extrapostion is the process or result of moving an element from its normal place to a place at the end or near to the end of a sentence.

Example
	The plumber arrived who we had called earlier. (who we had called earlier has been extraposed from its normal position after plumber.)

Source
	Crystal 1997

Context for this page:

Concept module: extraposition
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): E
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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