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indefinite pronoun
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indefinite pronoun
n.
A pronoun, such as English any or some, that does not specify the identity of its object.
indefinite pronoun
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a pronoun having no specific referent, such as someone, anybody, or nothing
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Borrowed pronouns--some cross-linguistic evidence Indefinite pronouns are known to be borrowed more easily than personal pronouns and concerning the former, this fact is well attested as Russian indefiniteness markers are adopted quite frequently in interrogative-based indefinite pronouns in Finnic and elsewhere (e.
A note on personal pronouns in Enets and Northern Samoyedic/[TEXT NOT ... by Siegl, Florian / Linguistica Uralica
To answer these questions, the use of first person pronouns, indefinite pronouns, metatext (such as "see above"), negation, adversatives, and bibliographical references are subjected to statistical analysis.
Academic voices; across languages and disciplines by Reference & Research Book News
In prose this vagueness might prove troublesome, but in poetry the use of indefinite pronouns and even abstract nouns ("love," beauty") signals a respectful approach, as Gregg examines and yet refuses to diminish the mysteriousness of objects and sensations.
In the Middle Distance: Poems by Tyler, Meg / Harvard Review
 
 
 
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