In:Self- and Other-Reference in Social Contexts: From global to local discourses
Edited by Minna Nevala and Minna Palander-Collin
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 342] 2024
► pp. 1–13
Chapter 1Self- and other-reference in social contexts
From global to local discourses
Published online: 14 March 2024
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.342.01pal
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.342.01pal
Abstract
This introductory chapter sets the scene for the contributions to this volume which are all focused on the
analysis of self- and other-reference in social contexts. In this chapter, we provide an overview of previous approaches to
reference and context, offering a foundation on which the following studies will build. The focus is on the study of self- and
other-reference that is constructed or represented in various social contexts through specific markers, such as personal
pronouns, or other referential expressions. This chapter also provides an introduction to the theoretical and methodological
approaches of the chapters.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Reference to self and others
- 3.Contexts in discourses
- 4.Chapters in the volume
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