Diachronic Perspectives on Address Term Systems
( Pragmatics & Beyond New Series )
Publication series ： Pragmatics & Beyond New Series
Author： Irma Taavitsainen Andreas H. Jucker
Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication year： 2003
E-ISBN: 9789027296672
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789027253484
Subject： H0 Linguistics
Language： ENG
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Description
In conclusion, I would like to say that 'Diachronic Perspectives' is a real asset to the study of address forms. Many different perspectives are brought together and the introduction provides a comprehensive and clear overview of the field. The editors put effort into relating papers to each other both by describing general issues in their introduction as well as by adding cross-references to papers with the same topic. They give a clear overview of recuring themes such as motivations in the choice of primary sources and the interpretation of pronoun switching, retractable address systems and norm deviation. The book also reveals problematic issues in address term research such as the issue of possible generalizations on data research.