Person / Viewpoint
Is it I, you, he, she, we, or they?
Signification
The participant's role relative to the speech situation: speaker, listener, third person, inclusive/exclusive we, respect forms.
Comment le repérer
Identify who is speaking, who is addressed, and who is being talked about.
Exemples
I|you|he|she|we|they
my book|your idea|we all
We are ready.
Visual guide
Speech scene speaker -> I / we listener -> you others -> he / she / they possession follows view: my book / your idea
Where person can show Pronoun: I / you / they Verb: we are ready Possessive: my/your book Subject may be omitted we may mean: speaker+you / speaker+others Respect may change 'you'
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue maternelle
Person is marked by pronouns, verb endings, possessives, and the tu/vous distinction.
Nous sommes prêts.
We are ready.
Dans votre langue d’apprentissage
En anglais, les pronoms marquent clairement la personne, le nombre et le rôle dans la phrase, par exemple sujet avec I ou objet avec her.
I saw her yesterday.
I/her = personne et point de vue
Les apprenants peuvent confondre les pronoms sujets et objets, ou utiliser he, she, it ou they sans que la référence soit claire.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.