module: person

Class PersonFeature


Extends:

        MorphosyntacticFeature
 

Direct Instances:

  1. AnyPerson
  2. OtherPerson
  3. ParticipantPerson
  4. FirstPersonExclusive
  5. FirstPersonInclusive
  6. ThirdPersonObviative
  7. ThirdPersonProximative
 

Direct Subclasses:

person:PersonFeature1
 

Class Documentation:

Person indicates the number and nature of the participants in a situation. Usually a three-way contrast is found: first, second, and third person. Other formal distinctions in languages include: inclusive/exlusive, honorific/intimate, and male/female (Crystal 1997: 285).

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