Title: A Study of the Number of the First Personal Pronouns of the West Zhou Language
Abstract: This paper discusses the question of the number of the first personal pronouns of the West Zhou language.According to the materials now available of the West Zhou language,we can find the existence of the first personal pronouns such as Yu(余),Zhen(朕),Wo(我),Ang()and Wu(吾).In the light of the different number,they can be categorized into two groups.One group only refers to singular pronouns such as Yu [余(予)],Zhen(朕)and Wo(我).The other group refers to both singular and plural pronouns,such as Wo(我)and Wo(吾).The paper gives demonstration and statistics of each group of the first personal pronoun,and focuses the discussion on the changes and the relevant causes of the number of Wo(我) in history.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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