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Re: "He opened the door and he (same referent) left the room"

From:Doug Dee <amateurlinguist@...>
Date:Saturday, June 26, 2004, 17:44
In a message dated 6/26/2004 11:56:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
treborjung@FREE.FR writes:

>How do natlangs handle sentences like in the subject?
In some languages, when clauses are combined, one of the verbs is marked for "same subject" or "different subject," thereby clarifying whether the same referent is meant. Doug