pronounsI

PronounsI is a coined term encountered in some discussions about pronoun usage. It is not a standard or widely used label in linguistics. The phrase is typically introduced to refer to first-person pronouns, especially the English pronoun 'I' and its dependent forms, within a framework that examines how speakers refer to themselves in different syntactic cases and person-number combinations.

Usage and scope: Because PronounsI is not standardized, its meaning varies by author. In some contexts it denotes the set of first-person pronouns across languages, while in others it is used as a shorthand for analyzing self-reference in text corpora, dialogue systems, or identity expression online.

Relation to other pronoun studies: PronounsI sits alongside discussions of grammatical person, case (subjective, objective, possessive), and number (singular, plural). It may be mentioned in debates about inclusive/exclusive 'we' in some language descriptions, though 'PronounsI' does not constitute a separate grammatical category.

Examples: In English, the first-person pronouns are I (subject), me (object), my/mine (possessive). In the plural, we, us, our/ours. Across languages, pronoun systems vary widely; PronounsI would only denote the subset related to the first person in each language when used.

See also: Pronoun, Personal pronouns, First person, Gender-neutral pronouns.