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In Verb Second (v2) Languages, The Finite Verb Typically Appears In The Second Position Of The Main Clause. Languages Displaying This Configuration Typically Also Allow Patterns In Which A Nominal Element At The Left Edge Of The Clause Is Resumed By A Nominal Constituent Which Is An Argument Inside The Sentence, Effectively Leading To A Verb Third (v3) Pattern. Such Patterns Have Been Studied For A Long Time; On The Other Hand, A Similar Pattern In Which An Initial Adverbial Constituent Is Resumed By A Clause-internal Element Has Been Much Less Studied. The Latter Pattern Is Referred To As 'adverbial Resumption' And It Also Has The Character Of Being A V3 Phenomenon. Therefore, The Pattern Is Labelled 'adverbial V3 Resumption' Or 'adverbial V3'. Interestingly, Adverbial Resumption Is Absent From Languages That Do Not Have A V2 Pattern, While Those Languages Do Display Argumental Resumption--