<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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 <italic>I</italic> and <italic>we</italic>. 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.</p></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.

<italic>I</italic> vs. <italic>We</italic>. First Person Personal Pronouns in Political Speeches

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 vs. . First Person Personal Pronouns in Political Speeches

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...

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

Publicado en línea: 26 dic 2019

Páginas: 122 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2019-0008

Palabras clave
cooperative principle, political speeches, oral communication, personal pronouns, power relations

© 2019 Ilina-Mihaela Stănculete, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Publicado en línea: 26 dic 2019

Páginas: 122 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2019-0008

Palabras clavecooperative principle, political speeches, oral communication, personal pronouns, power relations

© 2019 Ilina-Mihaela Stănculete, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
cooperative principle, political speeches, oral communication, personal pronouns, power relations