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A language feature: content words that can be inferred from context may be dropped from clauses. This mainly applies to pronouns, which need | {{stub}} | ||
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A language feature: content words that can be inferred from context may be dropped from clauses. This mainly applies to pronouns, which need not be used in pro-drop languages. | |||
Natlang examples are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, but the phenomenon is quite common, so there are many other examples. | Natlang examples are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, but the phenomenon is quite common, so there are many other examples. | ||
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A conlang example is [[Tyl Sjok]], but again, there are many others. | A conlang example is [[Tyl Sjok]], but again, there are many others. | ||
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A language feature: content words that can be inferred from context may be dropped from clauses. This mainly applies to pronouns, which need not be used in pro-drop languages.
Natlang examples are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, but the phenomenon is quite common, so there are many other examples.
A conlang example is Tyl Sjok, but again, there are many others.
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