(1) John wants to marry a
woman who is a millionaire
(2) John wants to marry a
woman, who is a millionaire
John
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wants to marry
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a woman [[who is a millionaire]]
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Actor
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Process: material
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Goal
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John
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wants to marry
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a woman
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who
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(incidentally) is
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a millionaire
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a
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=
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b
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Actor
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Process: material
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Goal
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Carrier
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Process: attributive
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Attribute
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Viewed from above, in terms of the meaning being realised by the wording, the embedded relative clause in (1) is defining, whereas the dependent relative clause in (2) is non-defining.
Viewed from below, in terms of the sounding that realises the wording, in unmarked cases, the embedded (defining) relative clause serving as Qualifier in (1) is included in the same tone group as the Thing (woman) it qualifies, thus construing it as the same piece of information, whereas the dependent (non-defining) relative clause in (2) is assigned to a separate tone group, thereby construing it as a distinct unit of information.
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