Single author self-reference: Identity construction and pragmatic competence

Volume: 45, Pages: 100856 - 100856
Published: May 1, 2020
Abstract
Chen and Yang (forthcoming) find that, in published work, authors of academic writing in English (AWE) in the area of language studies predominantly use the 1st-person singular, I, to refer to themselves as single authors in their publications. Authors of academic writing in Chinese (AWC), however, largely avoid the 1st-person singular pronoun for single author self-reference. Based on interview data and available literature, we propose that the...
Paper Details
Title
Single author self-reference: Identity construction and pragmatic competence
DOI
Published Date
May 1, 2020
Journal
Volume
45
Pages
100856 - 100856
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