Re: 1st, 2nd, 3rd - 4th person POV??

J. 'Mach' Wust wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 10:54:48 +0200, Rodlox <Rodlox@...> wrote:
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>>this was #7...
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>>> 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
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>>been
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>>>a bit hazy about how often this delves into the thoughts of others).
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>>> BUT, more to the point of this thread, I've lately been hearing about
>>>another -- a "4th Person POV".
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>>> anybody have any ideas or theories about what it might be?
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>They occur in Algonquin languages, e.g. in Cree, and refer to another third
>person if there's already been mentioned one.
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Unfotunately, writing from this POV would require central character to
be incidental.  Not what you'd call easy.