Impersonal Verb
Impersonal Verb
An impersonal verb is a verb that
- occurs only in third person singular forms
- has no specified agent, and
- has a dummy subject or no subject.
Page/s: 97, 139
Source: Pei and Gaynor 1954
Pei, Mario A., and Frank Gaynor. 1954.A dictionary of linguistics. New York: Philosophical Library.
Page/s: 168
Source: Nida 1949
Nida, Eugene A. 1949.Morphology: The descriptive analysis of words. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan.
Page/s: 604
Source: Mish 1991
Mish, Frederick (editor). 1991.Webster's ninth new collegiate dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. 1,564 pages. 0877795088; indexed 0877795096; deluxe 087779510X.
Page/s: 108
Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
Broader Terms
Related terms
- RT⇆ Agent As A Semantic Role
- RT⇆ Dummy Word
- RT⇆ Singular Number
- RT⇆ Subject
- RT⇆ Third Person Deixis
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/impersonal-verb
