[Ads-l] Name of this construction?

[Ben Zimmer]

Arnold can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this would be an example
of a "gapless relative" where the resumptive pronoun ("their") rescues an
island violation. Arnold calls that "ResIsland" for short.

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005022.html

On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 8:43 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Is there a technical term for this kind of malconstruction?
>
> I first noticed it when I began teaching (late '70s), but it may go back to
> when time began.  I've rarely seen it in print. (Online is another story.):
>
> "Which authors do you absolutely refuse to read their books? "
>
>

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