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    This document analyzes the use of pronouns, such as "we" and "you", and how they convey power dynamics and solidarity. The authors Brown and Gilman studied the use of pronouns in different languages and found that pronouns indicating inclusion, like "we", were used to develop solidarity, while pronouns indicating exclusion, like "you", were used to display power.

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    This document analyzes the use of pronouns, such as "we" and "you", and how they convey power dynamics and solidarity. The authors Brown and Gilman studied the use of pronouns in different languages and found that pronouns indicating inclusion, like "we", were used to develop solidarity, while pronouns indicating exclusion, like "you", were used to display power.

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    BROWN, R & A. GILMAN. 1960.

    “The pronouns of power and solidarity.”


    In Sebeok, T. A. (ed.) 1960 Style in Language
    Cambridge: MIT press. 253-76.

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