Lecture 8 & Lecture 9Lecture 8 & Lecture 9PronounsPronouns

Introduction:Introduction:

Pronouns are a varied closed-Pronouns are a varied closed-class words with nominal class words with nominal function. English has a function. English has a developed pronoun system, developed pronoun system, comprising:comprising:

personal pronouns possessive pronouns reflective pronouns reciprocal pronouns demonstrative pronouns interrogative pronouns relative pronouns indefinite pronouns

1 Pronoun concord in number

1) Pronoun concord with every-, some-,

any- compounds as antecedent

2) Pronoun concord with coordinate

construction as antecedent

3) Pronoun concord with collective noun as

antecedent

4) Pronoun concord with “plural noun/ pronoun + each” as antecedent

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

3. Pronoun concord in person

1) Pronoun concord in person on sentential

level

2) Pronoun concord in person on textual

level

4. Choice of pronoun case forms 1) Choice between subjective and

objective case

2) Choice between objective and genitive

case

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

6. Pronoun reference 1) Anaphoric, cataphoric and situational reference

2) Personal reference

3) Demonstrative reference

Assignment

Exercise in the Textbook