Address in Portuguese and Spanish : studies in diachrony and diachronic reconstruction

Address in Portuguese and Spanish studies in diachrony and diachronic reconstruction

The volume provides the first systematic comparative approach to the history of forms of address in Portuguese and Spanish, in their European and American varieties. Both languages share a common history—e.g., the personal union of Philipp II of Spain and Philipp I of Portugal; the parallel coloniza...

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Corporate Author: FWF funder (funder)
Other Authors: Hummel, Martin (auth), Calderon, Campos, contribtor (contribtor), Christiane Maria, Nunes de Souza, contribtor (editor), Célia Regina dos, Santos Lopes, contribtor, Célia dos, Santos Lopes, contribtor, Gunther, Hammermüller, contribtor, Hummel, Martin, editor, Isabel, Molina Martos, contribtor, Izete, Lehmkuhl Coelho, contribtor, Leonardo, Lennertz Marcotulio, contribtor, Maria Teresa, Garcia-Godoy, contribtor, Martin, Hummel, contribtor, María Eugenia, Vázquez Laslop, contribtor, María Marta, García Negroni, contribtor, Miguel, Garcia-Godoy, contribtor, Miguel, Gutiérrez Maté, contribtor, Márcia, Cristina de Brito Rumeu, contribtor, Philipp, Dankel, contribtor, Silvia, Ramírez Gelbes, contribtor, Thiago, Laurentino de Oliveira, contribtor, Vanessa, Martins do Monte, contribtor, Virginia, Bertolotti, contribtor, Víctor Lara, Bermejo, contribtor, dos Santos Lopes, Célia, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter 2020
[2020]
Subjects:
Portuguese language > Address, Forms of.
Spanish language > Address, Forms of.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics.
Forms of address.
Portuguese.
Spanish.
pragmatics.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429266006719
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Summary:The volume provides the first systematic comparative approach to the history of forms of address in Portuguese and Spanish, in their European and American varieties. Both languages share a common history—e.g., the personal union of Philipp II of Spain and Philipp I of Portugal; the parallel colonization of the Americas by Portugal and Spain; the long-term transformation from a feudal to a democratic system—in which crucial moments in the diachrony of address took place. To give one example, empirical data show that the puzzling late spread of Sp. usted ‘you (formal, polite)’ and Pt. você ‘you’ across America can be explained for both languages by the role of the political and military colonial administration. To explore these new insights, the volume relies on an innovative methodology, as it links traditional downstream diachrony with upstream diachronic reconstruction based on synchronic variation. Including theoretical reflections as well as fine-grained empirical studies, it brings together the most relevant authors in the field.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 488 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour); digital file(s)
Also available in print form
ISBN:9783110701234
Access:Open access

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