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... subject position , as in 8a . This contrasts with a fixed word order language like English , where the subject position is occupied by an overt pronominal and the verb bears no agreement morphology , as in 8b . I adopt a clause ...
... subject position , as in 8a . This contrasts with a fixed word order language like English , where the subject position is occupied by an overt pronominal and the verb bears no agreement morphology , as in 8b . I adopt a clause ...
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... subject - initial order The normal ( i.e. , neutral and unmarked ) order for non - verbal predicate constructions is [ Predicate Subject ] . Subject - initial ordering is also possible , but is associated with a focus - like ...
... subject - initial order The normal ( i.e. , neutral and unmarked ) order for non - verbal predicate constructions is [ Predicate Subject ] . Subject - initial ordering is also possible , but is associated with a focus - like ...
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... subject position is occupied by a DP , and there is a strict [ Predicate Subject ] order . Moreover , nominal predication is itself part of a larger system of non - verbal predication in which all major phrasal categories occur in ...
... subject position is occupied by a DP , and there is a strict [ Predicate Subject ] order . Moreover , nominal predication is itself part of a larger system of non - verbal predication in which all major phrasal categories occur in ...
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