This volume presents new research on the pragmatics of personal pronouns. Whereas personal pronouns used to have a reputation of poor substitutes for full NP’

Including examples from a broad range of sources, this book explores the pragmatic functions and effects of 'you' across time, genre and medium, to provide an e

Personal pronouns in Japanese form a heterogeneous category. This book investigates their historical development from a functional perspective. It shows that wh

The first comprehensive book-length analysis of personal pronouns in present-day English.