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Lecture 8 & Lecture 9 Pronouns Introduction: Pronouns are a varied closed- class words with nominal function. English has a developed pronoun system, comprising: Pronouns are a varied closed- class words with nominal function. English has a developed pronoun system, comprising:
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personal pronouns possessive pronouns reflective pronouns reciprocal pronouns demonstrative pronouns interrogative pronouns relative pronouns indefinite pronouns
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1 Pronoun concord in number 1) Pronoun concord with every-, some-, any- compounds as antecedent 2) Pronoun concord with coordinate construction as antecedent
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3) Pronoun concord with collective noun as antecedent 4) Pronoun concord with “plural noun/ pronoun + each” as antecedent
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2. Pronoun concord in gender 1) Pronoun concord with male / female noun as antecedent 2) Pronoun Concord with common gender noun as antecedent 3) Pronoun concord with neutral gender noun as antecedent
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3. Pronoun concord in person 1) Pronoun concord in person on sentential level 2) Pronoun concord in person on textual level
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4. Choice of pronoun case forms 1) Choice between subjective and objective case 2) Choice between objective and genitive case
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5. Possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns and generic use of personal pronouns 1) Possessive pronouns 2) Reflexive pronouns a) Reflexive as appositive b) Reflexive as prepositional complementation c) Reflexive as object d) Other uses of reflexives 3) Generic use of personal pronouns
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6. Pronoun reference 1) Anaphoric, cataphoric and situational reference 2) Personal reference 3) Demonstrative reference
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Assignment Exercise in the Textbook
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