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ON SUBJECTIFICATION OF THE PRONOUN IT By Xu Zhiping Under the supervision of Dr. Hu Jian A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies Anhui University April 2009 i i Acknowledgements First and foremost, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Hu Jian, who has carefully corrected my writing and given me thought-provoking suggestions. Words fail me to convey my gratitude to her for her industrious work, enthusiastic encouragement, inspiring comments, patient help and precious advice. To some extent, witho