Table of contents
Chapter 1.
Self- and other-reference in social contexts
From global to local discourses
Chapter 2.
Personal conviction against general knowledge
Epistemic commitment in online discussions of climate change
Chapter 3.
Self-reference as an argumentative tool
Discourse by politicians and experts during the Covid-19 pandemic
Chapter 4.
The European Union as an in-group in British press and parliamentary debates
Chapter 5.
Self- and other-positioning in eighteenth-century newspapers
A case study of a failed joint venture
Chapter 6.
Intragroup marginalization in social media
Self- and other-reference on a plus-size fashion brand’s Instagram page
Chapter 7.
The communicative functions of third-person singular pronouns
Cisgender and transgender perspectives
Chapter 8.
Positioning the self and other in English lingua franca interactions
Reference systems and the dynamics of identification in a German–Tanzanian school exchange
Index