rarissimum 63: pronoun of most respectful address recruited from pronoun of identity ((allerhöchst)dieselben), rather than from indefinite or least definite pronoun
Where found
18th century German (Germanic, IE)
Domain
morphology: inflection
Subdomain
categories and their domains: gender, respect
Keywords
pronoun of address, respect, social distance
Type
rarissimum
Universals violated
Source
Simon, Horst (1999). FĂĽr eine grammatische Kategorie ‘Respekt’ im Deutschen: Synchronie, Diachronie und Typologie der deutschen Anredepronomina. Dissertation, Humboldt-Universität Berlin.
