Glossary term I

Indefinite Pronoun

An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that belongs to a class whose members indicate indefinite reference.

(English)

  • anybody
  • one
  • somebody
  1. Hartmann and Stork 1972, 109
  2. Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985, 376
  3. Mish 1991, 612
  4. Richards, Platt, and Weber 1985, 137
  5. Crystal 1980, 155
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