Emphatic Pronoun
Emphatic Pronoun
An emphatic pronoun is a personal pronoun that is used to emphasize its referent .
(French)
In the following sentence, moi is used as an emphatic pronoun:
- Moi, je suis français. ‘Me, I am French.’
Page/s: 76
Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Personal Pronoun
Related terms
- RT⇆ Referent
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/emphatic-pronoun
