Diversification in the Use of the Word "One" in some Selected Literary Texts

Abstract

Apart from its numeral meaning, one can have new indications by the contexts. The word "One "covers several shades of meaning. Selecting the appropriate sense of the word one is a problem. This paper is restricted to exploring the most famous indications of the word ‘one" in some selected literary texts. It also confined to showing its semantic aspects in the chosen data. The research concludes that "one" may have either optimistic or pessimistic orientation relying on the contexts.