English generic we, you, and they: an analysis in terms of territory of information

This paper discusses the generic and non-specific uses of English personal pronouns we, you, and they and argues that they constitute the same system as those which underlie Japanese and English demonstrative systems. That is, they constitute a system based on the notion of the speaker's and he...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pragmatics 2001-07, Vol.33 (7), p.1111-1124
1. Verfasser:	Kamio, Akio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Demonstratives Descriptive studies and applied theories English Generic pronouns Japanese Linguistics Proximal vs. Distal Semantics and pragmatics Speaker's territory Territory of information
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