Personal pronoun
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| - | + | '''Personal pronouns''' are [[pronoun]]s used as substitutes for proper or common [[noun]]s. All known human languages have personal pronouns. | |
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| *'''He''' shook '''her'''* hand. | *'''He''' shook '''her'''* hand. | ||
| *Why do '''you''' always rely on '''me''' to do your homework for '''you'''? | *Why do '''you''' always rely on '''me''' to do your homework for '''you'''? | ||
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| <nowiki>*</nowiki>"[[Possessive adjectives]]" like ''her'' and ''his'' are often seen as pronouns as well, at least informally. | <nowiki>*</nowiki>"[[Possessive adjectives]]" like ''her'' and ''his'' are often seen as pronouns as well, at least informally. | ||
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| - | '''Personal pronouns''' are [[pronoun]]s used as substitutes for proper or common [[noun]]s. All known human languages have personal pronouns. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Personal pronouns are pronouns used as substitutes for proper or common nouns. All known human languages have personal pronouns.
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Examples
- He shook her* hand.
- Why do you always rely on me to do your homework for you?
- They tried to run away from the hunter, but he set his* dogs after them.
*"Possessive adjectives" like her and his are often seen as pronouns as well, at least informally. }}
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References
- Gaynesford, M. de I: The Meaning of the First Person Term, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2006.
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See also
- Pronoun game
- Grammatical person
- Dummy pronoun
- Deixis
- Gender-neutral pronoun
- Gender-specific pronoun
- Gender neutral language
- Generic antecedents
- Grammatical gender
- Inclusive and exclusive we
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