Address practice as social action : : European perspectives / / edited by C. Norrby, C. Wide.

How we address one another -- whether we use first names, or titles and surnames, for example -- says a great deal about who we are, our social relationships and which groups in society we belong to. This edited volume examines address choices in a range of everyday interactions -- from radio interv...

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Superior document:Palgrave Pivot
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Place / Publishing House:London : : Palgrave Macmillan UK :, Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,, 2015.
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Language:English
Series:Palgrave pivot.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 151 pages); illustrations; digital file(s).
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Address as Social Action Across Cultures and Contexts
  • 1. Negotiating Address in a Pluricentric Language: Dutch/Flemish
  • 2. Communities of Addressing Practice? Address in Internet Forums Based in German-Speaking Countries
  • 3. At the Cinema: The Swedish 'du-reform' in Advertising Films
  • 4. Address and Interpersonal Relationships in Finland-Swedish and Sweden-Swedish Service Encounters
  • 5. First Names in Starbucks: A Clash of Cultures?
  • 6 Address in Italian Academic Interactions: The Power of Distance and (Non)-ReciprocityThe Last Word on Address
  • Index