Beyond binaries in address research : politeness and identity practices in interaction / edited by Víctor Fernández-Mallat, Georgetown University ; María Irene Moyna, Texas A&M University.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fernández-Mallat, Víctor, 1981- editor.

Moyna, María Irene, editor.

Series:

Topics in address research. 2405-9269

Topics in address research, 2405-9269 ; volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forms of address.

Politeness (Linguistics).

Identity (Psychology).

Genre:

Essays

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 266 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map, forms

Other Title:

Politeness and identity practices in interaction

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2025.

Summary:

"Beyond binaries in address research: Politeness and identity practices in interaction shifts the focus of address studies away from the traditional T/V opposition and toward a more flexible, contextually situated framework. The volume brings together linguistic phenomena that do not fit neatly within the formal/informal duality. The chapters explore several languages, including European Portuguese, Spanish varieties, Caribbean Dutch, Swedish, German, Bosnian, Hungarian, and Syrian Arabic. The analytical approaches are equally diverse, challenging binary distinctions through quantitative methods such as survey response analysis, attitudinal experiments using the Matched Guise Test, data clustering, and qualitative analyses of interaction and metadiscourse. The ten chapters are accompanied by an introduction that situates the discussion within the broader critique of binary approaches to address over time. This book will interest scholars engaged in address research, broadly defined to include socio-linguistics, language variation and change, pragmatics, politeness studies, comparative linguistics, and intercultural communication."--- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction: Beyond binaries in address research / María Irene Moyna & Víctor Fernández-Mallat

Chapter 2. Kinship terms and teknonyms in Syrian Arabic: An exploration beyond address binaries / Amr Khalil & Tatiana Larina

Chapter 3. Analyzing sociopragmatic properties of polysemic ustedeo address forms in Chilean Spanish via indexicality and clustering / Víctor Fernández-Mallat

Chapter 4. Implicit language attitudes toward polymorphism of second person singular forms of address in Medellín, Colombia / Nofiya Denbaum-Restrepo

Chapter 5. Social meanings of Hungarian T and V forms: The metadiscourse of politeness in therapeutic settings / Ágnes Domonkosi

Chapter 6. Functions of address in the German linguistic landscape / Grit Liebscher, Cole Sutherland & Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain

Chapter 7. Complex address practices in Finland-Swedish: Actual and reported use of address in service encounters / Camilla Wide & Catrin Norrby

Chapter 8. Forms of address in Surinamese and Caribbean Dutch / Gert-Jan Schoenmakers, Elsa Opheij, Helen de Hoop & Roel Vismans

Chapter 9. Variation of V and T address pronouns in Bosnian and German medical encounters: A comparative study of practices between formality and familiarity / Minka Džanko

Chapter 10. "Stop measuring egos": Finding a middle ground between discernment and volition in European Portuguese / Rita Faria

Chapter 11 "No se puede ser más tonto": Referential inference and address strategies in comments to Spanish digital news / Miguel A. Aijón Oliva.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource, publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Beyond binaries in address research

ISBN:

9789027244635

9027244634

OCLC:

1530746792