The Pragmatic Effect of the First Person Plural Pronouns in Single-authored Scientific Articles

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10.2991/icadce-17.2017.167How to use a DOI?

Keywords

single-authored scientific article; first person plural pronouns; referential meaning; pragmatic effect

Abstract

The study surveys the frequency of first person plural pronouns in single-authored scientific articles using a self-made corpus. The referential meaning and pragmatic function of the pronouns are analysed. The results indicate that first person plural pronouns in most cases are used as inclusive reference. Using first person plurals then may draw the reader closer in terms of communicative effect and reveals the author's awareness and strategy of communication.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Liyan Zhou
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TI  - The Pragmatic Effect of the First Person Plural Pronouns in Single-authored Scientific Articles
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Arts, Design and Contemporary Education (ICADCE 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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