Pronouns and person system Sample Clauses

Pronouns and person system. Pointing signs serve a number of functions in ASL. Within nominals, it functions as a determiner. Articulation of a pronoun in NOM/ACC case is also accomplished by a pointing sign with the index finger, which points to the location in space associated with the intended referent. For first person reference, the pointing sign is directed toward the signer's chest, while for second person reference it is directed out toward a point in front of the addressee's chest. For third non-participant reference, when the referents are physically present, their locations are generally used. In the case where the referents are not present, usually other arbitrary locations are established, which have to be consistent in the discourse. Thus, each pronoun can identify particular referents. Pronoun signs do mark number. Plural number in pronouns is mostly marked by a sweeping or circular movement, such as in YOU-ALL/THEY and ALL-OF-US. There is a set of pronouns called number-incorporated pronouns (e.g. TWO-OF-US/YOU/THEM, THREE-OF-US/YOU/THEM, etc.). The traditional person system assumes three persons – first, second and third. Xxxxx (1990) observes that there is no evidence for a grammatical distinction in ASL between second and third person. He observes that the location of the addressee (as opposed to other referents) is not something the grammatical system by itself can determine. That is, it requires access to the specific discourse situation to determine which referent is currently addressed. And, a description of the third person form cannot be specified for location as any location in the signing space can be used for a referent, and this requires a non-finite number of locations.3 Instead of a three person system, Xxxxx (1990) argues that the pronominal system of ASL is best described in terms of a first/non-first person distinction. One of his arguments for a distinct first person hinged on certain idiosyncratic properties of first person forms, in particular the pronouns WE and OUR, which do not specify the number or locations of their referents in any direct way and point to only the signer.4
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