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Discoursive connection and the manifestation of pronominal and null subject in Brazilian Portuguese
, 2020 We investigated the phenomenon of pronominal and null subject through functional lenses. We assume the functionalist hypothesis of the ‘optimal discursive connection’ and investigate the contexts in which null and overt 1st person subjects are favored or disfavored.
Othero, Gabriel de +2 more
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Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 56-69, February 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines how Taiwanese members of parliament (MPs) deploy self‐referring expressions—specifically, the formal first‐person singular běnxí—to negotiate their institutional standing and project political power. By operationalizing access to objective power using the margin of victory (MoV) as one possible proxy, the research shows ...
Tsung‐Lun Alan Wan
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Sujeito pronominal nulo e explícito em espanhol oral: distribuição complementar ou variação linguística? [PDF]
, 2012 Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística, Florianópolis, 2011Neste trabalho analisamos a expressão do sujeito pronominal com base em um corpus constituído
Wildner, Ana Kaciara
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Anaphoric null subject and double negative constructions
, 2020 Neste artigo, investigamos omissão e a expressão de sujeitos expressos pronominais e nulos em construções de dupla negação em português brasileiro. Para isso, analisamos um corpus de língua falada da região Sul do Brasil, o corpus VARSUL.
Othero, Gabriel de Ávila +1 more
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The Role of Contact in Explaining Linguistic Convergence1
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 3, Page 479-513, November 2025.Abstract In this paper, I explore the question of how linguistic convergence emerges and what the role of contact might be. My case study is the spread of headed relative clauses built around wh‐relative markers in the Standard Average European languages.
Nikolas Gisborne
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On the null-subject phenomenon [PDF]
, 2018 This chapter offers an up-to-date discussion of the multiple issues raised by the null-subjectt phenomenon and of the theoretical analyses put forth within Generative Grammar, situating the volume's chapters within current scholarship.
Cognola, Federica, Casalicchio, Jan
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The 1st person pronominal subject in texts by primary school students in Manaus [PDF]
, 2019 This article aims to verify the use of the 1st person singular subject pronoun in singular in narrative texts of students of the Fundamental Education II in Manaus. This verification of the subject intends directly in the categories Filled and Null. It
Pereira, Isa Cristina Barroso
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Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, Volume 58, Issue 2, Page 266-276, Fall 2025.ABSTRACT Language should be inclusive. This implies that it should be accessible for as many people as possible. The concept of easy‐to‐read language (Leichte Sprache, LS) developed for this purpose and primarily for people with learning difficulties is beneficial for L2 learners of German as well.
Aylin Braunewell, Christin Schütze
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Contrasting pronominal subjects
, 2017 Pronominal subject use constitutes a potential challenge in translation because of cross-linguistic differences: while the subject must be expressed in non-null subject languages, this is not necessary in null subject languages.
Agnes Pisanski Peterlin +1 more
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Correlates of Object Raising in Mayan
Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 19, Issue 4, July/August 2025.ABSTRACT Mayan languages show variation in the morphosyntactic distribution of absolutive objects. A now commonly‐adopted analysis ties this variation to differences in object movement and agreement. In so‐called ‘high‐absolutive’ languages, objects consistently raise to a position above the ergative subject, where they are targeted for ϕ $\phi $‐Agree
Justin Royer, Jessica Coon
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