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dc.contributor.authorDickey, Eleanoren_GB
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Exeter. At the time of publication, the author was at the University of Ottawaen_GB
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-21T11:47:00Zen_GB
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-25T10:40:21Zen_GB
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-20T14:10:06Z
dc.date.issued1997-03en_GB
dc.description.abstractThis article summarizes the results of a longer study of address forms in Ancient Greek, based on 11,891 address tokens from a variety of sources. It argues that the Greek evidence appears to contradict two tendencies, found in address forms in other languages, which have been claimed as possible sociolinguistic universals: the tendency toward T/V distinctions, and the principle that “What is new is polite.” It is suggested that these alleged universals should perhaps be re-examined in light of the Greek evidence, and that ancient languages in general have more to contribute to sociolinguistics than is sometimes realized.en_GB
dc.identifier.citation26(1), pp.1-13en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0047404500019382en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10036/65613en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_GB
dc.relation.urlhttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=4180384&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0047404500019382en_GB
dc.relation.urlhttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=LSY&volumeId=26&issueId=01&iid=4180364en_GB
dc.subjectaddressen_GB
dc.subjectGreek language, classicalen_GB
dc.subjectvocativesen_GB
dc.subjectT/V distinctionsen_GB
dc.subjectsociolinguisticsen_GB
dc.titleThe ancient Greek address system and some proposed sociolinguistic universalsen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2009-04-21T11:47:00Zen_GB
dc.date.available2011-01-25T10:40:21Zen_GB
dc.date.available2013-03-20T14:10:06Z
dc.identifier.issn0047-4045en_GB
dc.description© 1997 Cambridge University Pressen_GB
dc.identifier.eissn1469-8013en_GB
dc.identifier.journalLanguage in Societyen_GB


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