A Study On Personal Pronouns In Hainan Min Dialect

The Hainan Min Dialect is particular in Min dialect. We give a minute description on its personal pronouns: the person speaking-first person, the person speaking to-the second person, the person or thing spoken about-third person. We have discussed their singular, plural, possessive, reflexive and notional person, other person, and inclusive personal pronouns.The personal pronouns of Hainan Min Dialect are same with other Min dialects. The singular of the personal pronouns in Hainan Min Dialect are: "[gua], [du], [i] The plural of the personal pronouns in Hainan Min Dialect are made up of portmanteau word in sound and theme add suffix "A". The singular is always used as the plural in south Hainan Min Dialect, when the head words are about family, kinfolks, appellation, etc. The forms of reflexive and notional person, other person, and inclusive personal pronoun are same with other south Min dialects in a sense.There are some different aspects between the Hainan Min Dialect and other Min dialects. The suffix which express the plural is affluent in Hainan Min Dialect. The plural of possessive personal pronouns and adjectives is entirely different in Hainan Min Dialect. The phonemic sound change is intricate in reflexive and notional person. It is short of inclusive personal pronouns in some places. There are abundance of diminutive of personal pronouns in Hainan Min Dialect.The composition of this paper is as the follows:I. The general situation about Hainan Min Dialect.II. The singular of personal pronouns in Hainan Min Dialect.III. The plural of personal pronoun in Hainan Min Dialect.IV. Possessive personal pronoun and adjectives in Hainan Min Dialect.V. The reflexive and notional person, other person, and inclusive personal pronouns in Hainan Min Dialect.VI. The diminutive of personal pronouns in Hainan Min Dialect. VH. Summarize...