• abrake@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Speaketh for the self, for this one does not

    I don’t think this is even a good example. “Self” is usually treated as a reflexive pronoun, although I’m not sure if it still counts as one if you say “the self.” And “this” is a demonstrative pronoun. And “one,” as it used in this sentence is an indefinite pronoun.

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      22 hours ago

      Those could be used as pronouns indeed, but “self” here is a noun, even if reflexive. Could have used “this writer” instead of “one,” but wanting easier for reading diction (✕⍯) choose. “This” is a demonstrative determiner/adjectives, pointing to the nouns perspectives.