Nominal and pronominal address in Jamaica and Trinidad : variation and patterns / Matthias Klumm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klumm, Matthias, author.

Series:

Topics in address research ; 3.

Topics in address research ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forms of address--Jamaica.

Forms of address.

Forms of address--Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad.

English language--Nominals.

English language.

English language--Pronominals.

English language--Address, Forms of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2021]

Summary:

"This book examines the various patterns of nominal and pronominal address used in Jamaica and Trinidad, the two most populous islands of the English-speaking Caribbean. Given that the Anglo-Caribbean context has so far been largely neglected in address research, this study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the linguistic means Jamaicans and Trinidadians have at their disposal and make use of to address each other. A particular focus will be on variation in the speakers' address behaviour with regard to their sex, age, social class, ethnicity, and regional background. The study draws both on data from a self-compiled corpus of postcolonial Jamaican and Trinidadian literary works, and on questionnaire and interview data collected during fieldwork. This book contributes to the ever-growing body of research in the field of nominal and pronominal address, and will be relevant to researchers interested in the fields of sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and World Englishes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Nominal and Pronominal Address in Jamaica and Trinidad

Editorial page

Title page

Copyright page

Table of contents

List of tables

List of figures

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Terms of address: Definition, characteristics, and functions

1.2 The linguistic situation in the anglophone Caribbean

1.3 The sociohistorical background of Jamaica and Trinidad

1.4 Objectives of the present study

1.5 Structure of the book

Chapter 2. Theoretical considerations on the study of address

2.1 Previous research on nominal and pronominal address

2.1.1 Brown &amp

Gilman (1960) and Brown &amp

Ford (1961)

2.1.2 Mühleisen (2005, 2010, 2011)

2.2 Address in social interaction

2.2.1 Address and politeness

2.2.2 Address and social distance

2.2.3 Address and identity

2.3 Nominal address in English

1. Bare titles (T)

2. Hierarchic titles (HT)

3. Title + last name (TLN)

4. Bare last names (LN)

5. Title + first name (TFN)

6. Bare first names (FN)

7. Generic first names

8. Nicknames, terms of abuse, and terms of endearment

9. Kinship terms for relatives

10. Kinship terms for non-kin

11. Minor forms of address

2.4 Pronominal address in English

Chapter 3. Study I: Nominal and pronominal address in postcolonial Jamaican and Trinidadian literature

3.1 Data and methodology

3.2 Overview of the types of dyad in the literary works

3.3 Nominal address in postcolonial Jamaican and Trinidadian literature

3.3.1 Overview of nominal address forms in the literary works

3.3.2 Nominal address according to the characters' sex

3.3.3 Nominal address according to the characters' age

3.3.4 Nominal address according to the characters' relationship

3.3.5 Variability and multifunctionality of nominal address in the literary works.

3.4 Pronominal address in postcolonial Jamaican and Trinidadian literature

Chapter 4. Study II: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of fieldwork data gathered in Jamaica and Trinidad

4.1 Data and methodology

4.1.1 Sample stratification

4.1.1.1 Sex

4.1.1.2 Age

4.1.1.3 Social class

4.1.1.4 Ethnicity

4.1.1.5 Region

4.1.2 Data elicitation and analysis

4.1.2.1 Written questionnaires

4.1.2.2 Semi-structured interviews

4.2 Nominal address in contemporary Jamaica and Trinidad

4.2.1 Expressing respect and social distance through nominal address

4.2.1.1 Bare titles

4.2.1.2 Hierarchic titles

4.2.1.3 Kinship terms for non-kin

4.2.1.4 Titles plus last name

4.2.1.5 The importance of the addressee's seniority

4.2.2 Keeping the balance between vertical and horizontal social distance through nominal address

4.2.2.1 Titles plus abbreviated last name

4.2.2.2 Titles plus first name

4.2.3 Expressing familiarity and solidarity through nominal address

4.2.3.1 Bare last names

4.2.3.2 Bare first names

4.2.3.3 Generic first names

4.2.3.4 Kinship terms for non-kin

4.2.3.5 Nicknames, terms of abuse, and terms of endearment

4.2.4 Expressing respect for family members through nominal address

4.3 Pronominal address in contemporary Jamaica and Trinidad

Chapter 5. Synopsis: Nominal and pronominal address in contemporary Jamaica and Trinidad

5.1 Variation according to situational context

5.2 Variation according to (horizontal) social distance

5.3 Variation according to sex

5.4 Variation according to age

5.5 Variation according to social class

5.6 Variation according to ethnicity

5.7 Variation according to region

Chapter 6. Conclusion

References

Primary sources

Secondary sources

Appendix A. Overview of data from Study I.

Appendix B. Written questionnaire from Study II

Survey on nominal and pronominal address behaviour in Trinidadian English

Part A: How Trinidadians address each other

Part B: Personal information

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

1267403122