[matrix] Pronoun Relations
Mike Maxwell
maxwell at ldc.upenn.edu
Sat Feb 17 01:46:29 CET 2007
I wrote:
> I have heard that some West African languages are like English (and
> other Germanic languages) in this respect (although what they call
> "weak" pronouns are apparently clitics; but object pronouns in English
> are often clitics). There's a short discussion of Yoruba anaphora
Aargh (not to be confused with ARG or AGR), I should have proofread
better. The "they" in the above refers to the authors of the Yoruba
article, not West African languages. That is, Yoruba "weak" pronouns
are said to be clitics.
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Mike Maxwell
maxwell at ldc.upenn.edu
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