The Emergence of German Polite Sie: Cognitive and Sociolinguistic Parameters by Paul Listen

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The Emergence of German Polite Sie: Cognitive and Sociolinguistic Parameters

Paul Listen

373 pages hardcover

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For a speaker of German the tone of personal interaction is set by his or her choice of address pronoun. Relationships are both created and reflected in the use of "du" or "Sie" in conversation. "The Emergence of German Polite 'Sie'" uncovers the ...

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