Quand t’es dans la misère, c’est plus compliqué. Quelques remarques sur les emplois génériques de tu et vous

This paper is devoted to the so-called "generic" uses of the second person pronouns tu and vous, in which they can compete with indefinite uses of the pronoun on. According to some analyses, in particular those which hypothesize a restructuring of the French pronominal system, tu and vous...

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Main Author: Mathilde Salles
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Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/corela/16893
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description This paper is devoted to the so-called "generic" uses of the second person pronouns tu and vous, in which they can compete with indefinite uses of the pronoun on. According to some analyses, in particular those which hypothesize a restructuring of the French pronominal system, tu and vous appear as simple equivalents of on. According to other analyses, on the contrary, the choice of tu or vous instead of on is not arbitrary and generic tu and vous retain an interpellation value of the interlocutor. We suggest that generic tu and vous, although they do not necessarily correspond to the address pronoun used (in particular generic tu, which can be used in the context of formal address) and they may be indifferent to the status of the interlocutor or interlocutors (his / her / their gender or number), do retain an address value.
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spelling doaj-art-bc9301cdafac4d3585bc2bcb18eae4732024-12-09T15:07:25ZengCercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICOCorela1638-573X2024-11-0122210.4000/12q14Quand t’es dans la misère, c’est plus compliqué. Quelques remarques sur les emplois génériques de tu et vousMathilde SallesThis paper is devoted to the so-called "generic" uses of the second person pronouns tu and vous, in which they can compete with indefinite uses of the pronoun on. According to some analyses, in particular those which hypothesize a restructuring of the French pronominal system, tu and vous appear as simple equivalents of on. According to other analyses, on the contrary, the choice of tu or vous instead of on is not arbitrary and generic tu and vous retain an interpellation value of the interlocutor. We suggest that generic tu and vous, although they do not necessarily correspond to the address pronoun used (in particular generic tu, which can be used in the context of formal address) and they may be indifferent to the status of the interlocutor or interlocutors (his / her / their gender or number), do retain an address value.https://journals.openedition.org/corela/16893address formssecond person pronounsindefinite ongeneric usesauxiliary uses.
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Quand t’es dans la misère, c’est plus compliqué. Quelques remarques sur les emplois génériques de tu et vous
Corela
address forms
second person pronouns
indefinite on
generic uses
auxiliary uses.
title Quand t’es dans la misère, c’est plus compliqué. Quelques remarques sur les emplois génériques de tu et vous
title_full Quand t’es dans la misère, c’est plus compliqué. Quelques remarques sur les emplois génériques de tu et vous
title_fullStr Quand t’es dans la misère, c’est plus compliqué. Quelques remarques sur les emplois génériques de tu et vous
title_full_unstemmed Quand t’es dans la misère, c’est plus compliqué. Quelques remarques sur les emplois génériques de tu et vous
title_short Quand t’es dans la misère, c’est plus compliqué. Quelques remarques sur les emplois génériques de tu et vous
title_sort quand t es dans la misere c est plus complique quelques remarques sur les emplois generiques de tu et vous
topic address forms
second person pronouns
indefinite on
generic uses
auxiliary uses.
url https://journals.openedition.org/corela/16893
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