Re: Ergativity and verb forms

Emaelivpeith Racsko Tamas:
> - You may or may not omit "I-ERG": it depends on the actual
> language defaults. This unfilled slot may be filled in ny default
> both with the subject of the main clause and with "someone" or
> "previously mentioned one".
Is there a technical term for the "previously mentioned one" in
linguistics? My conlang Asha'ille uses "previously mentioned" data a
lot, and it'd be nice to be able to properly describe what it's doing.
 :)


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AA

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