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I vs. We. First Person Personal Pronouns in Political Speeches

Authors
  • Stănculete, Ilina-Mihaela
Type
Published Article
Journal
East-West Cultural Passage
Publisher
Sciendo
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2019
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
122–135
Identifiers
DOI: 10.2478/ewcp-2019-0008
Source
De Gruyter
Keywords
License
Green

Abstract

The present article reports on a case study that focuses, comparatively, on the extent to which Romania’s Prime Minister Adrian Năstase and UK’s Prime Minister Tony Blair reveal their intentions and thoughts in their investment speeches, by the use of the personal pronouns I and we. The number of occurrences of each of the two first person pronouns and the way in which they are used will be considered in an analysis that is both quantitative and qualitative. The overall aim of the comparative approach is to highlight how democracy is seen in the cases scrutinized, based on the activation by the speakers of the principle of cooperation in oral communication.

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