fourth person
The term "fourth person" is used in linguistics and grammar to describe a grammatical category or narrative perspective that goes beyond the traditional first, second, and third persons.
Definition
C1Grammar
(technical)A perspective that involves a collective or indefinite subject, often represented by pronouns like 'one.'
Example
- One should always be polite in public settings.
C2Linguistics
(technical)A grammatical category in some languages used to refer to a secondary third person, distinct from the primary third person.
Example
- In Ojibwe, the fourth person is used to differentiate between two third-person subjects in a sentence.
C2Narrative
(literary)A narrative perspective where a group of characters narrate as one, using pronouns such as 'we,' 'us,' and 'our.'
Example
- In the novel, the fourth person perspective was used to show the collective thoughts of the community.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "fourth person":
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