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Object clitic doubling is a characteristic feature of the Balkan languages. In the South Slavic Balkan languages, which form a dialectal continuum, object clitic doubling varies gradually along a north–south axis and a west–east axis. Along the north–south axis, conditions for object clitic doubling increase in direct proportion to the loss of case inflec­tions. Along the west–east axis, there is a gradual increase of depend­ence on discourse, with almost total dependence on discourse f…