Abstract
Media discourse as an interesting mixture of facts and opinions has intrigued
researchers from the domain of linguistics specifically in the fulfilment of its
persuasive goals. Newspaper editorials are known as best examples of written
argumentation where editorialists explicitly state their stance with respect to issues
of import. In this regard, they make an interesting use of first person plural
pronouns that perform various argumentative goals in the argument structure of
the editorial genre. This research looks at the occurrence and function of first
person plural pronouns in cross-cultural settings. 90 editorials (30 each) from
Pakistani, Malaysian and American newspapers are collected to analyse the
strategy. An interesting and differing usage of the strategy is uncovered in varying
contexts based on prevalent socio-political intentions and situational dynamics.
The findings of the study are equally useful for media professionals and students
of rhetoric.
Farzana Masroor , Zulfiqar Ali, Tariq Khan. (2020) First Person Plural Pronouns For Written Argumentation in Media Discourse, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 57, Issue 1.
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