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Re: Ellipsis (was: Re: Italian Particles)

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, April 25, 2000, 21:23
Carlos Eugenio Thompson scripsit:

> How about "me sees she"?
This still comes across as "I see her", spoken by someone who doesn't know the language. The SVO pull is very strong, even though there are to be found English sentences in all orders, even OVS: "English lacks OVS sentences", said Lauren. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin