LessonsThe Subject of Predication: Pronouns of Affair, Iltifāt and Departure from Expected ExpressionQuiz

There are three broad grammatical perspectives: first, second, and third person. A directed shift from one to a different perspective therefore has six possible routes.

FromTo
First personSecond person
First personThird person
Second personFirst person
Second personThird person
Third personFirst person
Third personSecond person

This table identifies the theoretical transitions. It does not imply that every transition is equally apt in any given context; rhetorical appropriateness depends on what the change accomplishes.

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The six directions of shifting person

The Subject of Predication: Pronouns of Affair, Iltifāt and Departure from Expected Expression

There are three broad grammatical perspectives: first, second, and third person. A directed shift from one to a different perspective therefore has six possible routes.

FromTo
First personSecond person
First personThird person
Second personFirst person
Second personThird person
Third personFirst person
Third personSecond person

This table identifies the theoretical transitions. It does not imply that every transition is equally apt in any given context; rhetorical appropriateness depends on what the change accomplishes.