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In languages such as Italian and Chinese, the subject (or in some cases, another argument of the sentence) can be nonlexical, as in examples (1) and (2).
Earlier versions of portions of this chapter were presented in Lillo-Martin (1985) and Lillo-Martin (1986c). The chapter has been updated and expanded significantly, especially by the addition of Sections 6–8. I would like to thank again the audience at NELS 15, and three anonymous reviewers for NLLT, for their helpful comments and suggestions on the earlier portions.
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Lillo-Martin, D.C. (1991). Null Arguments in American Sign Language. In: Universal Grammar and American Sign Language. Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3468-2_2
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