"exceptional case-marking" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (grammar) A phenomenon where the subject of an embedded infinitival verb seems to appear in the superordinate clause, and, if a pronoun, is unexpectedly marked with objective case morphology. Wikipedia link: exceptional case-marking Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-exceptional_case-marking-en-noun-RslwuX~L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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