Pro
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In Chomskyan syntax, pro (also called little pro, to distinguish it from PRO in speech) is a null pronoun-like noun phrase that differs from PRO in that it occurs in a position where it can get Case. Little pro is often said to be licensed by rich agreement.
Example
Spanish viene '(he) comes' is analyzed as pro viene.
Origin
pro was introduced by Chomsky 1981, as an abbreviation of pronoun.
References
- Chomsky, Noam A. 1981. Lectures in Government and Binding. Dordrecht: Foris.
