Person / Viewpoint
Is it I, you, he, she, we, or they?
意味
The participant's role relative to the speech situation: speaker, listener, third person, inclusive/exclusive we, respect forms.
見分け方
Identify who is speaking, who is addressed, and who is being talked about.
例
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'
言語別ビュー
母語の仕組み
Person can be expressed by pronouns, names, titles or omitted entirely.
私たちは準備ができています。
We are ready.
学習言語では
English marks person, number, and case clearly in pronouns and uses viewpoint choices in narration and conversation.
I saw her yesterday.
I/her = person and viewpoint
Learners may confuse subject and object pronouns or use pronouns without clear reference.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.