This paper investigates the relationship between referential and non-referential null subjects in Middle Norwegian. It argues that overt, non-referential subjectdetarose before the loss of referential null subjects, contrary to the predictions of much previous work. A diachronic analysis compatible with the empirical findings is sketched out.

中文翻译：

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中挪威语中的参考与非参考空主题

本文研究了中挪威语中指称和非指代空主语之间的关系。它认为公开的、非指称的主题检测出现在参考空主题丢失之前，这与之前许多工作的预测相反。勾勒出与实证结果相符的历时分析。