Echo subject
Encyclopedia
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.
Verb
A verb, from the Latin verbum meaning word, is a word that in syntax conveys an action , or a state of being . In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive...
that has the same subject as the preceding verb. In some languages, such as Erromangan
Erromangan
Erromangan or Sye is the primary language spoken on the island Erromango in the Tafea region of the Vanuatu islands. The other Erromanga languages are either moribund or extinct. Although the island is quite large , the total number of speakers of Erromango is estimated at around 1900.-Linguistic...
, it is commonly marked with a special reduced set of prefixes which replace the full set of subject prefixes.