Re: Question?

Douglas Koller scripsit:
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> Peter Clark wrote:
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> > 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.
I have to agree.  This works for Mandarin because Mandarin simply
doesn't have pronouns for inanimate things.

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John Cowan                                      cowan@ccil.org
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