2019
DOI: 10.2478/ewcp-2019-0008
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I vs. We. First Person Personal Pronouns in Political Speeches

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 hi… Show more

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“…This pronoun choice functions to strengthen all American unity. Bello (2013) and Stănculete (2019) in a detailed construction of the pronoun we highlight that the pronoun we can be manipulated for political effect to establish a sense of group unity or a sense of belonging to the community. Biden also emphasized the concept of unity and togetherness in examples ( 19) to (21).…”
Section: Pronoun We and Its Inflectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This pronoun choice functions to strengthen all American unity. Bello (2013) and Stănculete (2019) in a detailed construction of the pronoun we highlight that the pronoun we can be manipulated for political effect to establish a sense of group unity or a sense of belonging to the community. Biden also emphasized the concept of unity and togetherness in examples ( 19) to (21).…”
Section: Pronoun We and Its Inflectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mykhaylenko (2019) and Yi & Zhou (2020) assert pronominal choice in political discourse reflects the speaker's desire and indicate the interpersonal relationship. Besides, the personal pronoun in political speeches signals the position of the speaker and the hearer (Stănculete, 2019). Focusing on the first-person personal pronoun, this research deals with how the speaker exploits the pronoun I and its inflectional forms and the pronoun we and its inflectional forms in political discourse.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Per ragioni di brevità espositiva possiamo citare solo alcuni lavori. Ad esempio, nell'articolo di Allen (2007) viene analizzata la scelta dei pronomi nelle campagne elettorali in Australia; Roitman (2014), invece, si occupa dell'uso del pronome "io", analizzando il confronto televisivo tra François Hollande e Nicolas Sarkozy, trasmesso in occasione della campagna elettorale francese del 2012; infine, lo studio comparativo di Stănculete (2019) mette in evidenza le differenze nell'uso di "io" e "noi" nei dibattiti televisivi del candidato premier Tony Blair in occasione della campagna elettorale del 1997 nel Regno Unito e di Adrian Năstase, durante la campagna elettorale per le elezioni generali del 2000 in Romania. Gli studi sui pronomi come quelli sopraelencati possono fornire indicazioni importanti sulla costruzione dell'identità di gruppo e sul posizionamento ideologico; ad esempio, l'uso del pronome "noi" può creare un legame e un senso di unità tra il politico e l'elettorato, mentre "loro" può indicare una presa di distanze dagli avversari politici.…”
Section: Lingua E Politicaunclassified