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shadow pronoun
Noun
Japanese Meaning
影代名詞：従属節に挿入され、関係代名詞の先行詞を参照する代名詞の一種で、従属節を独立した文として機能させる場合がある
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(grammar) A pronoun that is inserted into a subordinate clause to refer to the antecedent of the relative pronoun, often converting the subordinate clause into a clause that can stand on its own as a sentence.
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shadow pronoun
Linguists often point to the shadow pronoun in sentences like the person who I think will win
as evidence that subordinate clauses can sometimes stand alone.
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Linguists often point to the shadow pronoun in sentences like the person who I think will win
as evidence that subordinate clauses can sometimes stand alone.
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