UID:
almahu_9949178814702882
Format:
1 online resource (264 pages)
Series Statement:
Topics in address research ; 3
Content:
"This book examines the various patterns of nominal and pronominal address used in Jamaica and Trinidad, the two most populous islands of the English-speaking Caribbean. Given that the Anglo-Caribbean context has so far been largely neglected in address research, this study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the linguistic means Jamaicans and Trinidadians have at their disposal and make use of to address each other. A particular focus will be on variation in the speakers' address behaviour with regard to their sex, age, social class, ethnicity, and regional background. The study draws both on data from a self-compiled corpus of postcolonial Jamaican and Trinidadian literary works, and on questionnaire and interview data collected during fieldwork. This book contributes to the ever-growing body of research in the field of nominal and pronominal address, and will be relevant to researchers interested in the fields of sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and World Englishes"--
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Intro -- Nominal and Pronominal Address in Jamaica and Trinidad -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Terms of address: Definition, characteristics, and functions -- 1.2 The linguistic situation in the anglophone Caribbean -- 1.3 The sociohistorical background of Jamaica and Trinidad -- 1.4 Objectives of the present study -- 1.5 Structure of the book -- Chapter 2. Theoretical considerations on the study of address -- 2.1 Previous research on nominal and pronominal address -- 2.1.1 Brown & -- Gilman (1960) and Brown & -- Ford (1961) -- 2.1.2 Mühleisen (2005, 2010, 2011) -- 2.2 Address in social interaction -- 2.2.1 Address and politeness -- 2.2.2 Address and social distance -- 2.2.3 Address and identity -- 2.3 Nominal address in English -- 1. Bare titles (T) -- 2. Hierarchic titles (HT) -- 3. Title + last name (TLN) -- 4. Bare last names (LN) -- 5. Title + first name (TFN) -- 6. Bare first names (FN) -- 7. Generic first names -- 8. Nicknames, terms of abuse, and terms of endearment -- 9. Kinship terms for relatives -- 10. Kinship terms for non-kin -- 11. Minor forms of address -- 2.4 Pronominal address in English -- Chapter 3. Study I: Nominal and pronominal address in postcolonial Jamaican and Trinidadian literature -- 3.1 Data and methodology -- 3.2 Overview of the types of dyad in the literary works -- 3.3 Nominal address in postcolonial Jamaican and Trinidadian literature -- 3.3.1 Overview of nominal address forms in the literary works -- 3.3.2 Nominal address according to the characters' sex -- 3.3.3 Nominal address according to the characters' age -- 3.3.4 Nominal address according to the characters' relationship -- 3.3.5 Variability and multifunctionality of nominal address in the literary works.
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3.4 Pronominal address in postcolonial Jamaican and Trinidadian literature -- Chapter 4. Study II: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of fieldwork data gathered in Jamaica and Trinidad -- 4.1 Data and methodology -- 4.1.1 Sample stratification -- 4.1.1.1 Sex -- 4.1.1.2 Age -- 4.1.1.3 Social class -- 4.1.1.4 Ethnicity -- 4.1.1.5 Region -- 4.1.2 Data elicitation and analysis -- 4.1.2.1 Written questionnaires -- 4.1.2.2 Semi-structured interviews -- 4.2 Nominal address in contemporary Jamaica and Trinidad -- 4.2.1 Expressing respect and social distance through nominal address -- 4.2.1.1 Bare titles -- 4.2.1.2 Hierarchic titles -- 4.2.1.3 Kinship terms for non-kin -- 4.2.1.4 Titles plus last name -- 4.2.1.5 The importance of the addressee's seniority -- 4.2.2 Keeping the balance between vertical and horizontal social distance through nominal address -- 4.2.2.1 Titles plus abbreviated last name -- 4.2.2.2 Titles plus first name -- 4.2.3 Expressing familiarity and solidarity through nominal address -- 4.2.3.1 Bare last names -- 4.2.3.2 Bare first names -- 4.2.3.3 Generic first names -- 4.2.3.4 Kinship terms for non-kin -- 4.2.3.5 Nicknames, terms of abuse, and terms of endearment -- 4.2.4 Expressing respect for family members through nominal address -- 4.3 Pronominal address in contemporary Jamaica and Trinidad -- Chapter 5. Synopsis: Nominal and pronominal address in contemporary Jamaica and Trinidad -- 5.1 Variation according to situational context -- 5.2 Variation according to (horizontal) social distance -- 5.3 Variation according to sex -- 5.4 Variation according to age -- 5.5 Variation according to social class -- 5.6 Variation according to ethnicity -- 5.7 Variation according to region -- Chapter 6. Conclusion -- References -- Primary sources -- Secondary sources -- Appendix A. Overview of data from Study I.
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Appendix B. Written questionnaire from Study II -- Survey on nominal and pronominal address behaviour in Trinidadian English -- Part A: How Trinidadians address each other -- Part B: Personal information -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-272-5895-3
Language:
English
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