| person | ![]() [nPerson] |
an ad hoc semantic feature on personal pronouns whose typical reference is to a unique person or persons,
¶2-7-4;
p. is an abbreviation for the features definite, determinate, reference, human,
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by default the reference is to an individual, but it may refer to a set; 2) a ternary grammatical feature the personal pronoun systematically related to p. (1) and as a subject of a clause having a characteristic form of the verb (auxiliary) apearing with it, ¶11-1-3; for consistency second and third p. are also allowed on nouns; second p. is usually called a vocative, ¶9-2-5 |