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Universal 1899:

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Universal 1899:

Original
Processess of pronominal reference for showing degrees of respect or social distance occur more commonly in reference to individuals that in reference to more than one person.
Standardized
IF respect or social distance is distinguished for plural pronouns, THEN it is also distinguished for singular pronouns.
Keywords
pronoun, personal pronoun, social distance, respect, honorific, number, singular, plural
Domain
inflection, syntax, discourse
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
more than one hundred languages in Head 1978
Source
Head 1978: 193,
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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