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this term is used to refer to number of participants and also their nature. In most languages there is first person (speaker or a group with the speaker), second person (person speaker is addressing), third person (other people or objects). In Romance languages there is also the difference between male and female. There are other distinctions in other languages between ideas such informal vs. formal, definite vs. indefinite and inclusive (including the speaker) and exclusive (not including the speaker).  
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Person refers to the perspective of the participant described by a noun phrase or pronoun in a sentence.  
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*First person refers to the speaker or a group with the speaker. In English, ''I'', ''me'', ''we'' or ''us''. In Gaelic, ''mi'' & ''sinn''
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*Second person refers to the party being addressed. In English ''you''. In Gaelic ''thu, tu,'' or ''sibh''
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*Third person refers to any other noun phrase. In English, ''he, him, her, she, it, they, them'', and any other noun phrase like ''the dog'', ''the clouds'' etc. In Gaelic: ''e, i, iAd'' and any other noun phrase.
  
==References==
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==See Also==
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*[[Pronouns]]
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*[[Pronoun (definition)]]
  
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
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==External Links==
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The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_person
  
==External Links==
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==References==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_person
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*Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 15 June 2012

Person refers to the perspective of the participant described by a noun phrase or pronoun in a sentence.

  • First person refers to the speaker or a group with the speaker. In English, I, me, we or us. In Gaelic, mi & sinn
  • Second person refers to the party being addressed. In English you. In Gaelic thu, tu, or sibh
  • Third person refers to any other noun phrase. In English, he, him, her, she, it, they, them, and any other noun phrase like the dog, the clouds etc. In Gaelic: e, i, iAd and any other noun phrase.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.