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self-referent

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Adj.1.self-referent - referring back to itself
grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"


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8) Another source of ambiguity is self-referent statement such as the barber paradox: the barber of Seville shaves those and only those who do not shave themselves; who shaves the barber?
They specifically focussed on how the politicians' speech was constructed: the number of syllables spoken, the use of interjections, interruptions, self-referent 'I', non-standard English such as 'gonna', y ' know, and laughter.
Today, it is used as a self-referent by the group made famous through the writings of Tom Harrisson.
 
 
 
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