Re: looking for a language term

Rodlox R wrote at 2005-03-25 03:06:29 (+0000)
 > I remember hearing about how, in some Iranian languages, if a word
 > is said early in the statement, its dropped thereafter.
 >
 > ie, "I picked the apple and I ate the apple" would become "I picked
 > the apple and ate."
 >
 > does anyone know what the name is for this phenomenon?  *curious*
 >
 > thanks.

Zero anaphora.  (At least, I think that's what you mean.)

See here:
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsZeroAnaphora.htm