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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Avoid Pronoun Principle''' is a principle which states: 'Avoid Pronoun'. This principle, which is considered a subcase of a conversational principle ('don't say more than is required'), is invoked to impose a choice of [[PRO]] over an overt pronoun where possible. <br />
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===Example===<br />
This principle explains why ''his'' in the sentence does not refer to ''John'', unless it is stressed.<br />
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''John would much prefer his going to the movie.''<br />
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If the [[subject]] of the [[phrase]] ''going to the movie'' refers to ''John'', the Avoid Pronoun Principle requires [[PRO]] as a realization of that [[subject]].<br />
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===Link===<br />
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Avoid+Pronoun+Principle&lemmacode=1054 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br />
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===Reference===<br />
{{: Chomsky 1981}}<br />
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