Address practice as social action : European perspectives

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Address practice as social action : European perspectives

edited by Catrin Norrby and Camilla Wide

(Palgrave pivot)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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How we address one another says a great deal about our social relationships and which groups in society we belong to. This edited volume examines address choices in a range of everyday interactions taking place in Dutch, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Italian and the two national varieties of Swedish, Finland Swedish and Sweden Swedish. The chapter 'Introduction: Address as Social Action Across Cultures and Contexts' is oepn access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Catrin Norrby and Camilla Wide 1. Negotiating Address in a Pluricentric Language: Dutch/Flemish
  • Roel Vismans 2. Communities of Addressing Practice? Address in Internet Forums Based in German-speaking Countries
  • Heinz L. Kretzenbacher and Doris Schupbach 3. At the Cinema: The Swedish 'du-reform' in Advertising Films
  • Maria Fremer 4. Address and Interpersonal Relationships in Finland-Swedish and Sweden-Swedish Service Encounters
  • Catrin Norrby, Camilla Wide, Jenny Nilsson and Jan Lindstroem 5. First Names at Starbucks: A Clash of Cultures?
  • Johanna Isosavi and Hanna Lappalainen 6. Address in Italian Academic Interactions: The Power of Distance and (Non)-Reciprocity
  • Maicol Formentelli and John Hajek The Last Word on Address
  • Jane Warren

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