Givón (1979): "Such a diachronic development is exceeding]y common in natural language, ..."

Givón-ek berak (1979:38-39) honela laburbilduko zuén atzoko bilakaera diakronikoa zeinen buruan sortzen zirén horiek-konkordantziak arten sujetuak eta aditzak:

... the historical process by which subject topic-shift ("left-dislocation") constructions eventually change into "neutral', subject constructions with grammatical agreement. [Givón, 1979:38]

Givón-ek berak dioenez, bilakaera hori dá guztiz ohikoa arten munduko sintaxiak:

Such a diachronic development is exceeding]y common in natural language, ... [Givón, 1979:38]

hainbeste ze galdera jarraian datorkigu:

.., so much so that one is entitled to ask ... [Givón, 1979:38]

Galdera, esan nahi baitá galdera funtzionalista, dá: Zergátik?