On the use of the personal pronoun we in communities

Journal of Language and Politics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-52

  Íñigo Mora, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community; Linguistic forms; Manipulation; Parliament; Personal identity; Pronominal reference

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747883081     PISSN: 15692159     EISSN: 15699862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jlp.3.1.05ini     Document Type: Article

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