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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cogn Linguist. 2013 Apr;24(2):10.1515/cog-2013-0010. doi: 10.1515/cog-2013-0010

Table 5.

Possible clashes between two iconic strategies

Example Person value of argument Canonical Mapping Resulting Clashes
(a) I phoned him’ Subject:
1st person
Object:
Non-1st person
Subject:
Body = subject = 1st P
Object:
Body ≠ object ≠ non-1st P
No clash
(b) You phoned her’ Subject:
Non-1st person
Object:
Non-1st person
Subject:
Body = subject = 1st P
Object:
Body ≠ object ≠ non-1st P
Inline graphic
Body = subject ≠ 1st P
(c) He phoned me’ Subject:
Non-1st person (≠ body)
Object:
1st person (= body)
Subject:
Body = subject = 1st P
Object:
Body ≠ object ≠ non-1st P
Inline graphic
Body = subject ≠ 1st P
Body = object = 1st P