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Department of Romance Languages
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Social Deixis: Address Terms as a Mirror of Societal Transformations
The project has been under way at the Department of Romance languages of the University of Helsinki since 2000. Its objective is to chart the changes that have taken place in the late 20th century in the usage of address terms in three Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian) and to describe their current usage and future development trends. The concept of 'address term' is understood broadly in the study: it is used to refer to T/V pronouns, nominal forms of address (monsieur, madame, etc.) as well as to expressions used selectively depending on which (T or V) pronoun the speaker uses (such as greetings: Ciao / Bonjour). The project has received funding from the University’s research funds for the period 2005-2007.
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