Example 55-108

Speaker_A: mo'n bizeṅ praṅ bis – Speaker_B: ti al par bis? – Speaker_A: in al par bis
Speaker_A:
Speaker_a:
mo'n
1sg.compl
bizeṅ
mod
praṅ
take
bis
bus
Speaker_B:
Speaker_B:
Ø
Ø
ti
pst
al
go
par
by
bis?
bus
Speaker_A:
Speaker_a:
Ø
Ø
in
compl
al
go
par
by
bis
bus
Speaker A: I had to take the bus. – Speaker B: Did you take the bus? – Speaker A: I have taken the bus.
Comment:
In this example the subject/agent, once introduced, becomes the theme/topic and is subsequently dropped. This strategy is very widespread in spoken informal language.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kriegel 1996