| pro-drop parameter |
| Definition -
(Aka null subject parameter) The Chomskyan parameter that divides languages into: (1) pro-drop languages: languages that allow the sentence's subject to be left out (e.g. Italian Sono di Torino, am from Turin), and (2) non-pro-drop languages: languages that usually don't allow the subject to be left out (e.g. English: "I'm from Turin and I speak Italian.") |
