Definitions for pro-drop language
pro-drop lan·guage

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1. pro-drop languagenoun

   A language that leaves out certain pronouns in situations usually specific to the language or language family, such as Spanish and Persian which frequently drop subject-form pronouns.

2. Etymology: from pronoun + drop + language

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1. Pro-drop language

   A pro-drop language (from "pronoun-dropping") is a language where certain classes of pronouns may be omitted when they can be pragmatically or grammatically inferable. The precise conditions vary from language to language, and can be quite intricate. The phenomenon of "pronoun-dropping" is part of the larger topic of zero or null anaphora. The connection between pro-drop languages, and null anaphora relates to the fact that a dropped pronoun has referential properties, and so is crucially not a null dummy pronoun. Pro-drop is licensed only in languages that have a positive setting of the pro-drop parameter, which allows the null element to be identified by its governor.Pro-drop is a problem when translating to a non-pro-drop language such as English, which requires the pronoun to be added, especially noticeable in machine translation. Amongst other reasons, it can also pose a problem with respect to transfer errors and second language acquisition.Non-pro-drop is an areal feature of many northern European languages (see Standard Average European), including French, (standard) German, English and Emilian. In contrast, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Slavic languages, Finno-Ugric languages, and Hebrew exhibit frequent pro-drop features. On the other hand, Hindi, Greek, and some Romance languages such as Spanish and European Portuguese, have the ability to pro-drop any argument.

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1. Pro-drop language

   A pro-drop language is a language in which certain classes of pronouns may be omitted when they are in some sense pragmatically inferable. The phenomenon of "pronoun-dropping" is also commonly referred to in linguistics as zero or null anaphora. In everyday speech there are often instances when who or what is being referred to can be inferred from context. Proponents of the term "pro-drop" take the view that pronouns which in other languages would have those referents can be omitted, or be phonologically null. Among major languages, one which might be called a pro-drop language is Japanese. Chinese, Slavic languages, and American Sign Language also exhibit frequent pro-drop features. Non-pro-drop is rather an areal feature of Standard Average European including French, German, and English. Some languages might be considered only partially pro-drop in that they allow deletion of the subject pronoun. These null subject languages include most Romance languages, with French being the most notable exception, as well as all the Balto-Slavic languages and to a limited extent Icelandic.

How to pronounce pro-drop language?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pro-drop language in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pro-drop language in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pro-drop language in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pro-Drop_Language
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-Drop_Language
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pro-drop language