New research explains the concept of self as a specific phenomenon or experience rather than as a language construct.
There are many ways to understand the concept of self and identity. The EU-funded project PHENOSELF (Understanding the concept of self as a phenomenal concept) investigated the semantics of the concept of self – i.e. how the concept latches on to the individual it refers to. It helped explain the unique features of the self-concept, both under everyday circumstances and in pathological cases.
Further information: Self as a phenomenon