Imposters: A Study of Pronominal Agreement

by Paul M. Postal and Chris Collins

A study of pronominal agreement with imposters, third person DPs (this reporter, yourstruly, mylord, Madam) that denote the speaker or addressee.

Normally, a speaker uses a first person singular pronoun (in English, I, me, mine, myself) to refer to himself or herself. To refer to a single addressee, a speaker uses second person pronouns (you,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262016885
• ISBN13: 9780262016889
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher