Universal #647
Legacy number: 647
| Number | 644 |
| Original | Use of the 3rd person personal pronoun to show greater respect or social distance than the 2nd person pronoun in reference to the addressee is usually introduced into languages by substitution of nouns or nominal expressions used in respectful address. |
| Standardized | IF 3rd person personal pronoun is used to show greater respect or social distance than the 2nd person pronoun in reference to the addressee, THEN this use is usually introduced by substitution of nouns or nominal expressions used in respectful address. |
| Keywords | personal pronoun, person, number, respect, social distance, addressee |
| Domain | inflection, semantics |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | more than one hundred languages in Head 1978 |
| Source | Head 1978: 191, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=9"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0"> |
Discussion
Notes
This assertion is not intended to exclude or deny the possibility of diffusion between languages.
Comment
This assertion is not intended to exclude or deny the possibility of diffusion between languages.
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