Re: 1st, 2nd, 3rd - 4th person POV??
| From: | J. 'Mach' Wust <j_mach_wust@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, September 24, 2004, 8:58 |
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On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 10:54:48 +0200, Rodlox <Rodlox@...> wrote:
>this was #7...
>
>> growing up, I learned how to write...I learned about 1st Person POV (I,
>> singular, only writing the thoughts of the narrator) & 3rd Person POV
>> (writing the thoughts of everyone in the story) & 2nd Person POV (I've
>been
>> a bit hazy about how often this delves into the thoughts of others).
>>
>> BUT, more to the point of this thread, I've lately been hearing about
>> another -- a "4th Person POV".
>>
>> anybody have any ideas or theories about what it might be?
They occur in Algonquin languages, e.g. in Cree, and refer to another third
person if there's already been mentioned one.
Something similar but far more complex can be observed in sign languages. I
don't know up to how many 'parties' they could reference simultaneously, but
it's much more than in spoken language.
kry@s:
j. 'mach' wust
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