Proto Germanic subject

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Otto Kretschmer
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Proto Germanic subject

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Did Proto Germanic allow subject dropping? All attested Germanic languages are non pro drop
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Travis B.
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Bet you know at least one Germanic language that allows for a degree of pro-drop...
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Nortaneous
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Travis B. wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:14 pm Bet you know at least one Germanic language that allows for a degree of pro-drop...
recent tho. most likely wasn't inherited
Duaj teibohnggoe kyoe' quaqtoeq lucj lhaj k'yoejdej noeyn tucj.
K'yoejdaq fohm q'ujdoe duaj teibohnggoen dlehq lucj.
Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq.
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Rounin Ryuuji
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I would guess it probably didn't.
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Znex
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Otto Kretschmer wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:09 pm Did Proto Germanic allow subject dropping? All attested Germanic languages are non pro drop
Apparently some Old Germanic languages actually do show signs of subject dropping!

I've linked below some papers on Old High German and Old Norse by George Walkden, and there's papers on languages like Old English and Gothic if you can find them/get around the paywalls.

Subject dropping in Old High German

Subject dropping in Old Icelandic
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