Meaning of self-depreciation | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of self-deprecation.

alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Examples

“Recent years have⟳ seen renewed interest⟳ in pragmatic research⟳ within the realm of social media platforms. This article collected self-depreciation discourse as the linguistic data on the platform of “Xiaohongshu” to investigate⟳ the themes, strategies and causes by the use⟳ of the thematic and discourse analysis method. The findings of this study⟳ reveal⟳ that the themes of self-depreciation discourse prominently focus⟳ on competence and achievement. The pragmatic strategies can be divided into three types, namely, explicit, modified, and implicit self-denigration. The phenomenon of self-depreciation is influenced by traditional perception, social environment, and the context of the internet. This paper aims to make⟳ a valuable contribution to the research⟳ in the field of internet pragmatics.”

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