There is a close relation between the extensive reference of
the first person pronoun and the context. The said reference
has its
psychological motivation, and it is indeed a flexible usage of personal pronoun in a special context. ″我们″, widely employed in all kinds of genres, especially in academic styles, are actually referring to ″我″. In this situation, the extensive reference accords with the Principle of Politeness in Pragmatics. Its application makes expressions more persuasive and objective, minimizing the flavor of arrogance. The extensive reference in this context also helps the receiver accept the expresser's discourse on an equal basis. ″我″is also frequently employed in the titles of the newspapers. Here,″我″ is actually referring to ″我们″,″我们的″ or ″我国″ etc,in order to highlight the speaker's feeling of pride and achievement with distinct standpoint and comparable psychology. ″咱″and ″咱们″ may respectively refer to ″我″ and ″你″ etc. In this case, it can modulate the tone of the speaker, and at the same time shorten the distance between the speaker and the listener.The suitable extensive reference of
the first person pronoun does good to attract the receiver's attention, stimulate his role awareness, voice the speaker's emotion and feeling, and touch the receiver's heart. The interaction between expression and acceptance may likewise benefit from its proper use. It can even lead to the strong relevance between the linguistic symbol and the language user.