Re: How many subjects are allowed?

Bart Mathias <mathias@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> muchan wrote:
> > the Topic(s) can be the subject, the object, or whatever else...
> > Or more exactly, the subject, the object, or whatever else, can be
> > the topic(s).
>
> OK, that's something I will probably never believe.

How about this:

The topic, once introduced, can be used again as the subject, object,
or whatever else, without being specified again.

I agree with you that the topic in a sentence is a separate
grammatical role and doesn't ever conflate to some other role; but,
once introduced, I think it can be referenced in another role, without
even mentioning it.

A subtle distinction, but one that I think exists.

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