Intimacy, Solidarity and Distance: The Pronouns of Address in German.

Delisle, Helga H.

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ERIC Number: EJ337639

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Publication Date: 1986

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Intimacy, Solidarity and Distance: The Pronouns of Address in German.

Delisle, Helga H.

Unterrichtspraxis, v19 n1 p4-15 Spr 1986

Presents evidence in support of Klaus Bayer's claim that present-day German has two systems of pronominal address: "Sie" and "du." The study analyzes the two systems, investigates the conflict situations between them, projects future trends, and looks at how the two are taught in the classroom. (SED)

Descriptors: German, Language Role, Language Styles, Pronouns, Second Language Instruction, Social Influences, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociolinguistics, Teaching Methods, Textbook Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: West Germany

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