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

edited by Martin Hummel, Célia dos Santos Lopes.
Bok · Engelsk · 2020

Medvirkende	Calderon, Campos, (contribtor.)
Utgitt	Philadelphia : Edward Stern & Co.
Omfang	1 online resource (vi, 488 pages) : : illustrations (black and white, and colour); digital file(s).
Opplysninger	Description based upon print version of record.. - 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.
Emner	Portuguese language - Address, Forms of. Spanish language - Address, Forms of. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics. Forms of address. Vis mer... Portuguese. Spanish. pragmatics.
Dewey	469.5
ISBN	3110701235. - 9783110701234