Syntactic function npro{OBJ}+Vt
a preposed object pronoun preceding and in construction with a transitive verb
The intrusion of the semantic feature [OBJ] into this formula is messy, and designed to distinguish this from the case of subject pronouns in front of Vt. Note that there are no subject pronouns specialised on a position in front of transitive rather than intransitive verbs. The function of this [OBJ] is primarily mnemonic and may have to be removed for reasons of systematicity, so that this category will simply become "npro+Vt - ref=obj". This will certainly be neater.
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