Sociocultural Determinants of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Address Forms in Spanish.

Sole, Yolanda R.

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Publication Date: 1978-Dec

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Sociocultural Determinants of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Address Forms in Spanish.

Sole, Yolanda R.

Hispania, v61 n4 p940-49 Dec 1978

Asserts that, if the aim of foreign language teaching is to be communicative competence, then some of the sociocultural determinants of usage of some forms should not be overlooked. The Spanish pronominal address forms, "tu" and "Ud.," are discussed as an example. (EJS)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Instruction, Language Usage, Language Variation, Pronouns, Second Language Learning, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociolinguistics, Spanish

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