4,618
edits
You origins (2nd person pronoun): Difference between revisions
You origins (2nd person pronoun) (view source)
Revision as of 19:02, 20 November 2022
, 20 November 2022no edit summary
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Origins of the 2nd person pronoun "you" | Origins and predecessors of the 2nd person pronoun "you" and "yours" | ||
* ''thee, thou, thy | * ''thee, thou, thine, thy, ye'' | ||
* useful for Shakespeare "you" translations | * these "you" forms are from "Middle English" | ||
** useful for Shakespeare "you" translations | |||
* "you" and "your/yours" replaced them into the 1600s | |||
** however, Shakespearean and Biblical texts have traditionally maintained "thee" / "thine" | |||
== "You" origins == | == "You" origins == | ||
* Old English origin of "you" | * Old English origin of "you" | ||
** from Old English "''thou''" | ** from Old English "''thou''" and "''ge''" | ||
** or "''ye''" (objective case) | ** or "''ye''" (objective case) | ||
* [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] origin of "you" | * [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] origin of "you" and "thou" | ||
** second person singular: '''*tege-''' (from which | ** ''you'' is from second person plural: '''*yu''' | ||
** ''thou'' is from second person singular: '''*tege-''' (from which the French and Spanish "''tu''" is derived) | |||
* transition from "thee" to "you" | * transition from "thee" to "you" | ||
** in Middle English, the second person plural form merged with the singular | ** in Middle English, the second person plural form merged with the singular | ||
*** 2nd person plural was original used for both plural "you" and out of respect to a superior "(thy") | *** 2nd person plural was original used for both plural "you" and out of respect to a superior "(thy") | ||
*** 2nd person plural came to be used to show equal status, thus as a courtesy | *** 2nd person plural came to be used to show equal status, thus as a courtesy | ||
* You replaced "thou" and "ye" and became 2nd person <u>singular</u>, formal, and | |||
** singular you = addressing one person | |||
** formal you = addressing a person of higher status | |||
** plural you = addressing more than one person | |||
*** often expressed, especially orally as | |||
**** ''all of you'' | |||
**** ''y'all'' | |||
**** ''you all'' | |||
**** ''you guys'' | |||
**** ''youse guys'' (New York, Philadelphia dialects) | |||
**** ''you-uns'' or ''yinz'' (Appalachia, Ozarks regions dialects) | |||
== Cases of "you" origins == | == Cases of "you" origins == | ||
| Line 188: | Line 202: | ||
*** ''it is yours'' = ''it is thine'' | *** ''it is yours'' = ''it is thine'' | ||
== Sources == | === Sources === | ||
* [https://allthedifferences.com/thee-vs-thou-vs-thy-vs-ye/ Thee vs. Thou vs. They vs. Ye (The Difference)] (from all the differences.com) | * [https://allthedifferences.com/thee-vs-thou-vs-thy-vs-ye/ Thee vs. Thou vs. They vs. Ye (The Difference)] (from all the differences.com) | ||
* [[wikipedia:You#History|You (wikipedia)]] | * [[wikipedia:You#History|You (wikipedia)]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Ye_(pronoun)|Ye (wikipedia)]] | * [[wikipedia:Ye_(pronoun)|Ye (wikipedia)]] | ||
== Ye as a definite article ("the") == | |||
[[Category:Grammar]] | [[Category:Grammar]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:English Literature]] | [[Category:English Literature]] | ||