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!'''solely referential and/or | !'''solely referential and/or demonstrative''' | ||
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!<span style="color:DarkBlue">solely ref.</span> | !<span style="color:DarkBlue">solely ref.</span> | ||
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=== Possessive pronouns and article pronouns === | === Possessive pronouns and article pronouns === | ||
Unlike possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns stand for the entire possessed object, so they are not followed by a noun or declined. Article pronouns are can both function as articles and pronouns without undergoing any formal changes.<ref>Ertl, Martin (2022): ''Kasusauffälligkeiten in Lerntexten''. Bielefeld: wbv Publikation, p. 53.</ref> | Unlike possessive adjectives ('sein', 'unser'), possessive pronouns ('seins, 'unserer') stand for the entire possessed object, so they are not followed by a noun or declined. Article pronouns are can both function as articles and pronouns without undergoing any formal changes (ex.: Diesen (Pulli) mag ich nicht.).<ref>Ertl, Martin (2022): ''Kasusauffälligkeiten in Lerntexten''. Bielefeld: wbv Publikation, p. 53.</ref> For that reason, demonstratives that also function as pragmatically marked personal pronouns (see table 'Personal pronouns: dominant usage'), are also considered article pronouns, as they can refer to an entire syntagma on their own, or accompany/precede a noun (ex.: Den (Julian) mag ich nicht). | ||
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