self-reference

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Etymology

self- +‎ reference

Noun

self-reference (usually uncountable; plural self-references)

1. Act or process of referring to itself or oneself.
   • 1985, John H. Crook, The evolution of human consciousness, Oxford University Press:

     Ethologists concerned with the evolution of human behaviour have stopped short of attempting to explain the further reaches of the human mind; consciousness, self-reference, the construction of identity, and intersubjective relating.

Derived terms

• self-referential

Translations

referring to itself

• Finnish: itseviittaus (fi)
• French: auto-référence (fr) f
• Greek: αυτοαναφορά (el) (aftoanaforá) f
• Japanese: 自己言及 (ja) (じこげんきゅう, jikogenkyū), 自己参照 (ja) (じこさんしょう, jikosanshō)

• Korean: 자기 언급 (ko) (jagi eongeup), 자기 참조 (ko) (jagi chamjo)
• Portuguese: autorreferência (pt) f
• Russian: ссылка на себя (ssýlka na sebjá) f