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'''Self-reference''' occurs in [[natural language|natural]] or [[formal languages]] when a [[Sentence (linguistics)|sentence]], idea or [[formula]] refers to itself. | '''Self-reference''' occurs in [[natural language|natural]] or [[formal languages]] when a [[Sentence (linguistics)|sentence]], idea or [[formula]] refers to itself. | ||
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Revision as of 10:23, 5 February 2016
Self-reference occurs in natural or formal languages when a sentence, idea or formula refers to itself.
Description
The reference may be expressed either directly -- through some intermediate sentence or formula -- or by means of some encoding.
In philosophy, it also refers to the ability of a subject to speak of or refer to himself, herself, or itself: to have the kind of thought expressed by the first person nominative singular pronoun, the word "I" in English.
Self-reference is studied and has applications in mathematics, philosophy, computer programming, and linguistics. Self-referential statements are sometimes paradoxical.
See also
External links
- Self-reference @ Wikipedia
