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Re: Question?

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 30, 1998, 5:22
Douglas Koller scripsit:
> > 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.
I have to agree. This works for Mandarin because Mandarin simply doesn't have pronouns for inanimate things. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org e'osai ko sarji la lojban.