Person / Viewpoint
Is it I, you, he, she, we, or they?
Ý nghĩa
The participant's role relative to the speech situation: speaker, listener, third person, inclusive/exclusive we, respect forms.
Cách nhận biết
Identify who is speaking, who is addressed, and who is being talked about.
Ví dụ
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'
Góc nhìn theo ngôn ngữ
Trong ngôn ngữ mẹ đẻ của Bạn
Person reference uses pronouns, names, kinship terms and titles; social relation is often encoded in the pronoun choice.
Tôi gặp chị ấy hôm qua.
I meet older-sister that yesterday
Trong ngôn ngữ Bạn đang học
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.