grammatical person
n. (Grammar) deictic reference to the semantic role of a referent ( "I" and "we" - the first person; personal pronoun "you" in both the singular and plural - the second person; all the other pronouns and all nouns - the third person) ) | ||||
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Grammatical person
Grammatical person, in linguistics, is deictic reference to the participant role of a referent, such as the speaker, the addressee, and others. Grammatical person typically defines a language's set of personal pronouns. It also frequently affects verbs, sometimes nouns, and possessive relationships as well.
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