Impersonal pronouns and subject ellipsis : a cartographic analysis Ghent University
Even in the non pro drop languages like French, referential subjects such as il (‘he’) or nous (‘we’) may be omitted both in second conjuncts as well as in in special registers (diary writing, text messaging and the like). However, what has largely gone undiscussed is that in those contexts, the impersonal subject on cannot be omitted. This contribution focuses on the non-omissibility of the impersonal subject 'on'. The discussion first develops ...