In
Zuo-Zhuan (_??_), the first person pronoun “wu (_??_) ” and “wo (_??_) ” show split casemarking patterns under the following conditions.
I. In subject positions.
“wu (_??_) ” tends to appear in negative sentences, interrogative sentences and “qi (_??_) ” constructions, i. e. in the sentences with low-reality mood.
“wo (_??_) ” seems to express unmarked case.
II. In determinative positions
“wu (_??_) ” is used when a speaker refers to his own/his personal possessions. And it's also used to refer to possessions of the group that the speaker belongs to when the hearer is the member of the same group.
“wo (_??_) ” is used to refer to possessions of the group that the speaker belongs to when the hearer is the member of the other group.
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