Re: Question?

Peter Clark wrote:

> 5. Null pronominals, controlled by topic.
>    Mandarin: "Ne\ike shu\ yezi   da\, suoyi wo bu  xihuan."
>               that   tree leaves big  so    I  not like
>              "That tree, the leaves are big, so I don't like _it_."
I think this only works for things, not for people.

Neige ren duzi da, suoyi wo bu xihuan _ta_.
That guy has a big gut, so I don't like him.

> 6. Strong tendancy to be verb-final. (Expect for trigger languages,
> which are--thus far--verb initial.)
Chinese being a notable exception.

Kou