Bi-uniqueness violation in Old and Modern English personal pronouns: How and by which pronouns?
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate and check the naturalness and markedness of Old and Modern English personal pronouns through the bi-uniqueness parameter, which is one of the parameters of natural morphology theory. The results showed that these two languages did not violate bi-uniqueness in first person pronouns, but in second and third person, violations are observed. In Modern English, the pronouns you and it and in Old English, the pronouns þē, inc, ēow, hī, hēo, him, hit and his violated bi-uniqueness and are unnatural and marked. It has also been observed that Old English violated bi-uniqueness more than Modern English.
Source: Językoznawstwo
DOI: 10.25312/j.10256
Author: Alireza Mahmoodi
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4417292424