Language and Human Relations
Styles of Address in Contemporary Language
1st Edition
Published on 7. May 2009
978-0-511-51298-8 (ISBN)
Description
The way in which people address one another is crucial to expressing social relationships and is closely linked with cultural values. In English we call some people by their first names, and others 'Mr' or 'Ms', followed by their surname. In some other languages there are different ways of saying 'you' depending on the degree of social distance. Exploring practices in the family, school, university, the workplace and in letters, this book reveals patterns in the varied ways people choose to address one another, from pronouns to first names, from honorifics to titles and last names. Examples are taken from contemporary English, French, German and Swedish, using rich data from focus group research, interviews, chat groups, and participant observation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
File size
1,70 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-511-51298-8 (9780511512988)
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Michael Clyne | Catrin Norrby | Jane Warren
Language and Human Relations
Styles of Address in Contemporary Language
Book
02/2011
Cambridge University Press
€48.50
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Michael Clyne | Catrin Norrby | Jane Warren
Language and Human Relations
Styles of Address in Contemporary Language
Book
04/2009
Cambridge University Press
€126.30
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Persons
Michael Clyne is an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. Catrin Norrby is an Associate Professor and Reader in Swedish in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. Jane Warren is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne.
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Multiple approaches for a complex issue; 3. Contextualising address choice; 4. Institutions, domains and medium; 5. National variation; 6. Conclusions.
