Becker (an Givón, 1979:210): "..., the diachronic process is really from 'topic + subject' to 'subject + agreement'."

Ikusten genuén atzo eta herenegun nóla Givón-ek (1979:38-39) aztertzen zuén mekanismo sintaktiko historiko oso zabaldu bat nondik sortuko zirén adizki berri batzuk zein konkordatzen zirén kin sujetuak:

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

Prozesu hori laburbiluz, Givón-ek berak jasotzen du an bere 1979ko liburua ("On undertnding grammar") ondorengo komentarioa ti Pete Becker hizkuntzalaria (an komunikazio personal bat):

As Pete Becker (personal communication) points out, the diachronic process is really from topic + subject to subject + agreement. [an Givón, 1979:210]

Bestela esanda, prozesu historiko oso zabaldu horretan, sujetu zahar (pronominal) bat bihurtzen dá aditz-konkordantzia, bitarten hasierako topikoa bihurtzen dén sujetu berria.

Horrek, esan gabe doa, eman ahal ditú arrasto argiak gain posizio zaharra te sujetua respektu aditza. [1750]