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obl:float: oblique as a floating modifier

The relation obl:float is used for floating modifiers весь ‘all’, каждый ‘every’, одинъ ‘only; alone’, оба ‘both’, самъ ‘oneself’ etc. that modify objective, dative, etc. argument in the clause.

А быть тебе, прикащику, и выборным самим . \n And you, the clerk, and elected officials should come yourselves . 
obl:float(тебе, самим) 
obl:float(you, yourselves)

obl:float can attach directly to the verb (or other predicative) if the (semantically modified) argument is ommited.

Владѣемъ своим государством сами . \n We own our state ourselves . 
obl:float(Владѣемъ, сами) 
obl:float(own, ourselves)

References

Я. Г. Тестелец. Введение в общий синтаксис. М.: РГГУ, 2001.


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