Inherently Shared Objects. Objects that are inherent in the Cognitive Images of both speaker and hearer need not be introduced when first mentioned by the speaker. Such shared objects include those in the current perception of both participants and unique objects that are known to both participants. Personal and perceptual pronouns by definition denote objects in current perception. Unique objects are designated by names and include persons, personified creatures, and places.

For example, a speaker observing a man in the distance and knowing that the hearer is perceiving the same scene, might initiate a commentary on the scene with a perceptual pronoun: