Personal Address as Negotiated Meaning in an American Church Community.

Sequeira, Debra-L.

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ERIC Number: EJ467107

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Personal Address as Negotiated Meaning in an American Church Community.

Sequeira, Debra-L.

Research on Language and Social Interaction, v26 n3 p259-85 1993

Selected results from an ethnographic study of communication in an American Pacific Northwest church community are presented. The case illustrates patterns in the selection of linguistic options of personal address and that personal address choice is influenced by such factors as context, public/private meanings, and interlocutor beliefs. (Contains 26 references.) (LB)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Interpersonal Communication, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Religious Cultural Groups, Social Behavior, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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