>
> > I actually used to have a special class of resumptive pronouns, but
> > I got rid of them because they seemed unnaturalistic - too
> > loglang-ish! :-)
>
> Hmm. Does anybody know a natlang that uses a special resumptive
> pronoun in embedded clauses? Turkish, Persian, etc. use their
> standard pronouns.
The next world auxlang : Bahasa Indonesia, of course !
*surat yang saya sedang baca itu*
*the mail I'm reading (it)*
itu is not resumptive, only *disruptive* but still, this shows off pretty much so
I can't help posting it.
>
> > (2) Elided noun phrases are generally coreferential with the topic.
> > Thus an elided pronoun and a gap would probably never occur within the
> > same argument-domain. Your sentence, "Han believes that saw", would
> > thus be unlikely to occur.
>
> This is a strong argument, I think.
>
> --
> John Cowan
http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org
> You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn.
> You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn.
> Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)
>
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