LINGUIST List 21.5072 Wed Dec 15 2010 Qs: Syntax: Vietnamese, Thai, and Laotian Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Mark Baltin , Syntax: Vietnamese, Thai, and Laotian Message 1: Syntax: Vietnamese, Thai, and Laotian Date: 22-Nov-2010 From: Mark Baltin <mark.baltinnyu.edu> Subject: Syntax: Vietnamese, Thai, and Laotian E-mail this message to a friend Greetings, I was wondering if any of you were native speakers of Vietnamese, Thai, or Laotian. If you are, could you tell me whether your language (please specify) has productive object ellipsis (i.e. can drop the object freely), as well as whether your language has copy-raising (as in English "John(i) looks like he(i)'s gonna win."). This is for an NSF proposal that I am putting together and if you could furnish examples of each in your replies, I would be most grateful. Thanks, Mark Baltin Linguistic Field(s): Syntax Subject Language(s): Lao (lao)                             Thai (tha)                             Vietnamese (vie) Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 15-Dec-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.