SPEAKER RELATION.
SPEAKER RELATION.
It is incorrect to speak of the first, second and third person in grammar. If I say: it is a tree, the tree is not a person.
It doesn't make sense.
The two major relations in speaking are:
TO and ABOUT.
The SPEAKER — I — is not a RELATION
( you are yourself )
The first RELATION is — WE.
This relation divides into:
The SECOND RELATION:
( I — YOU )
That is: WE talking TO each other.
That is we are talking about things that are related to us.
The THIRD RELATION is things we talk ABOUT:
IT. THEY.
The gender forms of IT are: he — she
Multiple things or objects:
THEY. that. there. them. those.
( Note they all start with TH )
These are not pro-nouns: which means a substitute for a noun.* They indicate speaker relation. Thoreau once wrote: It is commonly forgotten that I is always the speaker.
Everything is in relation to the speaker, which is never abstract. Whenever you are speaking, you are always speaking TO someone, even if it's yourself. You are your own imaginary listener! You are also always talking ABOUT other things to which you are related.
*How does WE substitute for a noun? it indicates a relation, which is what speaking is all about.
This is part of my new grammar. All of English grammar is comprehended about 35 pages. I've had it in manuscript for at least 10 years and would like to publish it.