Pro-drop and subject pronouns in Assamese

Abstract EN

In recent years a considerable attention has been given to the study of control and pro-drop.

languages with rich agreement patterns allow for phonetically empty subject which is called "pro".

this paper deals with the pro-drop phenomena of Assamese.

the main objective of the paper is to give a descriptive analysis of the subject pronouns and their nature in the pro-drop phenomena.

the paper also aims to give a basic idea of this pro-drop phenomenon and shows how certain subject pronouns behave differently in Assamese.

pro drop in Assamese is a major linguistic characteristic of the language.

the findings of the study revealed that we can drop most of the subject pronouns in Assamese.

though Assamese is considered as a pro-drop language, this phenomenon is not acceptable in written language.

the sentences should be in a full structural representation in written language.

In other words, we can say that pro-drop is used in our daily conversations; it is more or less like informal conversations.