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			'''Pro''' is a pronoun without phonetic properties. An [[empty category]], specified as [+pronominal,-anaphoric] by the [[binding theory]]. ''Pro'' can be a subject in [[pro-drop]] languages, such as [[Italian]].

	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 (Chomskyan syntax)\|Case]]. Little pro is often said to be licensed by [[rich agreement]].		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 (Chomskyan syntax)\|Case]]. Little pro is often said to be licensed by [[rich agreement]].

	===~~Example~~===

			===Examples===
	Spanish ''viene'' '(he) comes' is analyzed as ''pro viene''.		Spanish ''viene'' '(he) comes' is analyzed as ''pro viene''.


			''pro'' in (i)b (which only exists in underlying structure) is interpreted as the [[subject]].

			(i) a Piero conosce bene Maria
			Piero knows Maria well
			b ''pro'' Conosce bene Maria
			He knows Maria well

			''Pro'' must be licensed. A ''pro'' subject is licensed by (morphological) [[agreement]] features. It is claimed that ''pro'' may occur in object positions in Italian.


	===Origin===		===Origin===
	''pro'' was introduced by Chomsky 1981, as an abbreviation of [[pronoun]].		''pro'' was introduced by Chomsky 1981, as an abbreviation of [[pronoun]].

	===References===
	*[[Noam A. Chomsky\|Chomsky, Noam A]]. 1981. ''Lectures in Government and Binding.'' Dordrecht: Foris.		=== Links ===

			[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Pro&lemmacode=436 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]

			=== References ===

			* [[Noam A. Chomsky\|Chomsky, Noam A]]. 1981. ''Lectures in Government and Binding.'' Dordrecht: Foris.
			* Chomsky, N. 1982. ''Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
			* Rizzi, L. 1986. ''Null Objects in Italian and the Theory of pro,'' [[Linguistic Inquiry]] 17, pp. 501-557

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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 (Chomskyan syntax)|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===
*[[Noam A. Chomsky|Chomsky, Noam A]]. 1981. ''Lectures in Government and Binding.'' Dordrecht: Foris.

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