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ERIC Number: EJ416704
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0148-7639
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The Semiotics of "We": First Person Pluralities in US.
Eoyang, Eugene
ADFL Bulletin, v22 n1 p29-34 Fall 1990
Reflects on the actual use of the English first-person plural pronoun "we," exploring cultural and social values of such usage and how the pronoun, as currently and frequently used, actually excludes populations and individuals assumed to be included and supports ethnocentric values. (CB)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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