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ARTICLES (3): Celtic
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Demonstrative Pronouns (3): Dummy Pronouns
Most demonstrative pronouns point to an object (‘I want this.’) and so agree with the number and gender of what this refers to. Phrases with dummy demonstrative pronouns (DDP) do not specify the gender of the referent but in one way or another do specify the number of the referent. DDPs have the same form…
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Demonstrative Pronouns (2): We don’t always agree.
When a word modifies another word it generally copies some of the grammatical features of that word. For example, French tableFSg ‘table’ is feminine and singular. A word modifying it must also be in its feminine and singular form: laFSgtable ‘the table’, cetteFSgtable ‘this table’. This process is called ‘agreement‘. It’s a huge topic but…
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Personal Pronouns (3): Formal ~ Informal