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| − | Person refers to the perspective of a noun phrase in a sentence. | + | 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 | + | *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'' | *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, | + | *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== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Pronouns]] | ||
| + | *[[Pronoun (definition)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==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! | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_person | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_person | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997. | *Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997. | ||
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[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category:Morphology]] | [[Category:Morphology]] | ||
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.
