Query Details
| Query Subject: |
pronouns derived from demonstratives
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| Author: | Susan McBurney | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Query: |
In a number of languages, third person pronouns are historically derived from demonstrative pronouns. A commonly cited example is the French third person pronouns il / elle, which developed from the demonstrative ille in Vulgar Latin (Harris, M. 1978. The evolution of French syntax: A comparative approach).
My question is this: are there languages where first and second person pronouns are derived from demonstratives? I will post a summary if there is any response to this query. Thank you, Susan McBurney University of Washington mcburney@u.washington.edu |
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| LL Issue: | 14.492 | |
| Date posted: | 19-Feb-2003 | |
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