First Names and Titles as Solidarity and Power Semantics in English.

Hock, Donald D.

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Publication Date: 1984

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First Names and Titles as Solidarity and Power Semantics in English.

Hock, Donald D.

International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, v22 n3 p183-89 Aug 1984

Discusses the differences in power among people of all societies, which are reflected by pronoun usage (or other grammatical indications) or, in the case of English, by some other linguistic means. Since English can no longer distinguish solidarity and power by means of pronouns, it relies on the use of first names and titles to accomplish the same goal. (SL)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cultural Awareness, Language Research, Language Universals, Language Usage, Pronouns, Semantics, Social Structure, Sociolinguistics

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Language: English

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