I and Thou: Universal human concepts present as words in all human languages
This paper argues that “YOU” and “I” (“I” and “THOU”) are fundamental elements of human thought, present as distinct words (or signs) in all human languages. I first developed this thesis in my 1976 article “In defense of YOU and ME” (and before that, introduced it in my 1972 book Semantic Primitive...
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| Language: | English |
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Russian Journal of Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/viewFile/32950/21422 |