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Null subjects in English – economically motivated ?
While it is well-known that (pronominal) subjects can be omitted not only in pro-drop languages such as Russian or Italian, but also in certain registers of English (e.g. diaries), non-overt subjects in casual spoken English have not yet been analysed in any detail. This paper will discuss the factors possibly influencing the choice of overt or non-overt pronouns in a recently collected corpus ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: English Language and Linguistics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1360-6743,1469-4379
DOI: 10.1017/s1360674316000204