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Re: Fourth Person

From:Pablo Flores <fflores@...>
Date:Monday, October 5, 1998, 2:54
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Tom Wier wrote:
> >I've been wondering about something recently: is it possible for languages >to have a fourth person? I heard that some native American language somewhere >like in New York State or something had one (Haida?), but don't remember the >details. In any event, I wonder whether that would be something equivalent to >the use of "one" in English or "man" in German.
I think "one" (also "on" in French) is also a third person, only a different kind: while "he" or "she" are determined third persons, "one" refers to an undetermined person, or to all possible or hypothetical third persons. It's probably a question of nomenclature. ------ =_NextPart_000_01BDEFF2.8EC2D820 Content-Type: application/ms-tnef Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 eJ8+IgkCAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQAAAAAAADoAAENgAQAAgAAAAIAAgABBJAG ADwBAAABAAAADAAAAAMAADADAAAACwAPDgAAAAACAf8PAQAAAFIAAAAAAAAAgSsfpL6jEBmdbgDd AQ9UAgAAAABDb25zdHJ1Y3RlZCBMYW5ndWFnZXMgTGlzdABTTVRQAENPTkxBTkdAQlJPV05WTS5C Uk9XTi5FRFUAAAAeAAIwAQAAAAUAAABTTVRQAAAAAB4AAzABAAAAGgAAAENPTkxBTkdAQlJPV05W TS5CUk9XTi5FRFUAAAADABUMAQAAAAMA/g8GAAAAHgABMAEAAAAdAAAAJ0NvbnN0cnVjdGVkIExh bmd1YWdlcyBMaXN0JwAAAAACAQswAQAAAB8AAABTTVRQOkNPTkxBTkdAQlJPV05WTS5CUk9XTi5F RFUAAAMAADkAAAAACwBAOgEAAAACAfYPAQAAAAQAAAAAAAADkzkBCIAHABgAAABJUE0uTWljcm9z b2Z0IE1haWwuTm90ZQAxCAEEgAEAEgAAAFJFOiBGb3VydGggUGVyc29uAAAGAQWAAwAOAAAAzgcK AAQAFwA2ADQAAABkAQEggAMADgAAAM4HCgAEABcAMwAMAAAAOQEBCYABACEAAAAwQzUzOTQwMUUy NUJEMjExOUMyOTQ0NDU1MzU0MDAwMAC4BgEDkAYAJAQAABIAAAALACMAAAAAAAMAJgAAAAAACwAp AAAAAAADADYAAAAAAEAAOQCA/lOGC/C9AR4AcAABAAAAEgAAAFJFOiBGb3VydGggUGVyc29uAAAA AgFxAAEAAAAWAAAAAb3wC4ZTAZRTDVviEdKcKURFU1QAAAAAHgAeDAEAAAAFAAAAU01UUAAAAAAe AB8MAQAAABsAAABmZmxvcmVzQHRhdS53YW1hbmkuYXBjLm9yZwAAAwAGED9lV7ADAAcQCgIAAB4A CBABAAAAZQAAAFRPTVdJRVJXUk9URTpJVkVCRUVOV09OREVSSU5HQUJPVVRTT01FVEhJTkdSRUNF TlRMWTpJU0lUUE9TU0lCTEVGT1JMQU5HVUFHRVNUT0hBVkVBRk9VUlRIUEVSU09OP0lIRUEAAAAA AgEJEAEAAACoAgAApAIAAJQEAABMWkZ13kKxnv8ACgEPAhUCpAPkBesCgwBQEwNUAgBjaArAc2V0 bjIGAAbDAoMyBEYCAHBwcnExIAhVB7ICgH1/CoAIzwnZAoAKgQ2xC2BuYGcxMDM0CvsS8XNsMTgK oANgdAWQBUBUGQNwIFcIkRgMICB3vRkCOhgPGRQKjxpIPhzFBj4bXxkUSSd2ZSA+YgnhGuACIASB C4BnILcBoAhgBUBzA3ASAGghcoUVoGMJ8HRseToa0KcEACNQBUBwbwQQaQJgjyCgAhAFwBcydWFn B5CPHMcdrB8PGRR0byARwP0gkWEkQQhwIlAjsASQIhDUbj8a0EkoIGULESfwUxHAIfQgbipAaSCR QbsHgAUQYwORJJYiA3cpwI8VoCUvJj8YumxpayCg6wuAB7NZBbBrBgABkBkgfiAFsSIYEcAqAAIg IKAogkgLcGRhPyksILD1IeFkAiAnBUAVoAeABtD/FEEiUCzfLe8Yqw2wAZADEBxzLimBA6AAcHkg Zf8gkAIwMwApoCEUGuApwDRR5zQyKkEhEHVsKgAgwCIJ+GVxdSrwB0Ai4SfxNI9nNZ8nSynAIHUR 8DEgZtQgIjJBIjACRRdQL8C2cyjwBbEiA4FAE0cEkP0DgS48TxqTHMUpoCJSMLC9P9QoB0AiED/C QBNGFaD6bhGwKSNSRNMogCJRKfFfKRQzAAIgIxAocWQGkGbXLLECMBzFawuAZCMwLJD7AxAgoCIp wEAQQOJAsEABfwrAIKA3YUGxC4AJgEa7c/8zAD/UFaBIQQQgKAEAcBzFvnUhMUsXRyc0MUaBbAMg 8yPHBbFoeSPANFEq4CuAxwMgS6s30El0JyUWGPH+YgGgR8M7gAeQKuACID+Srm4iIUXQC2B0CHBl QgYFFMEAVjADABAQAAAAAAMAERABAAAAQAAHMMC1NQML8L0BQAAIMMC1NQML8L0BHgA9AAEAAAAF AAAAUkU6IAAAAABJIA== ------ =_NextPart_000_01BDEFF2.8EC2D820--