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Conlangery #76: Definiteness
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Indefinite Subjects of Trans-Diverse
In japanese there's some restriction that says an indefinite noun phrase cannot appear in the subject position. In a normal, unscripted conversation, we almost never have indefinite subjects of trans-diverse. That's similar to what happens in Chinese where you put an existential construction as a subject.
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