Grammatical Person

Grammatical person, in linguistics, is deictic reference to a participant in an event; such as the speaker, the addressee, or others. Grammatical person typically defines a language's set of personal pronouns. It also frequently affects verbs, sometimes nouns, and possessive relationships.

Read more about Grammatical Person:  Grammatical Person in Nominative Case English Pronouns, Additional Persons

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