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- Non-nominative subjects can take various forms and interact with other elements of the language, providing opportunities for unique case systems and syntactic arrangements.
- Languages like Icelandic and Russian have numerous examples of non-nominative subject constructions, highlighting that subjects do not always have to be in the nominative case.
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The concept of quirky subjects and non-nominative subjects
Quirky subjects refer to subjects that are not in the nominative case. English examples include 'me thinks' and 'I was cold'. Certain verbs, such as verbs of perception and cognition, are more likely to have non-nominative subjects. Languages like Icelandic and Russian have numerous examples of non-nominative subject constructions. The point is that subjects do not always have to be in the nominative case.
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