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Subject: Negated topic in subordinate clauses
From: B R (thy413
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Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 03:22:28 GMT
Hi, I have been wondering about this question for a while now and haven't found an answer anywhere online.
Can a topic marker used to mark the negated phrase be used in a subordinate clause? I know that topic markers can not appear in them. However, I have seen some sentences like this, (as a random example),
犬じゃない私は犬を食べる。
Doesn't this violate the rule of not using topic marker in clauses, since じゃない = で は ない?
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