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An echo subject is a verb that has the same subject as the preceding verb. In some languages, such as Erromangan, it is commonly marked with a special reduced set of prefixes which replace the full set of subject prefixes.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Terry Crowley (2002). Serial Verbs in Oceanic: A Descriptive Typology. Oxford University Press. p. 207. ISBN 9780198241355.
↑ Bradshaw, Joel (1999). "Reviewed work: An Erromangan (Sye) Grammar, Terry Crowley". Oceanic Linguistics. 38 (1): 175–177. doi:10.2307/3623399. JSTOR 3623399.
↑ Lynch, John, ed. (1983). "STUDIES IN THE LANGUAGES OF ERROMANGO" (PDF). Pacific Linguistics. doi:10.15144/PL-C79. ISBN 0 85883 284 4.

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[1] Terry Crowley (2002). Serial Verbs in Oceanic: A Descriptive Typology. Oxford University Press. p. 207. ISBN 9780198241355.

[2] Bradshaw, Joel (1999). "Reviewed work: An Erromangan (Sye) Grammar, Terry Crowley". Oceanic Linguistics. 38 (1): 175–177. doi:10.2307/3623399. JSTOR 3623399.

[3] Lynch, John, ed. (1983). "STUDIES IN THE LANGUAGES OF ERROMANGO" (PDF). Pacific Linguistics. doi:10.15144/PL-C79. ISBN 0 85883 284 4.

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