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

  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. ↑ https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/145228/1/PL-C79.pdf


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