Hello friends, today I want you to speak about pronouns. Traditional grammar defines the pronoun as a kind of word whose function is to substitute the noun. However, this definition is valid only for third-person pronouns, but not for first and second person pronouns, in which they assume the role of the person speaking in the speech.

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Therefore, the meaning of pronouns is occasional and, although they function as a noun, they have, in contrast to this, some differential characteristics.

Classification

There are two fundamental types of pronouns

1.- The diécticos pronouns refer to elements of the context: they indicate to the people who take part in the communication. They do not substitute any noun and can even be omitted.

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2.- The anaphoric pronouns are those that substitute a noun that has already appeared in a speech and that is called antecedent.

Note

According to their characteristics and functions, pronouns are classified as personal, demonstrative, possessive, interrogative and indefinite. As you will see, in a next post, each of these groups participates in the view classification, that is, the deixis and the anaphora.