Chapter 4
Study II
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of fieldwork data gathered in Jamaica and Trinidad
Article outline
- 4.1Data and methodology
- 4.1.1Sample stratification
- 4.1.1.1Sex
- 4.1.1.2Age
- 4.1.1.3Social class
- 4.1.1.4Ethnicity
- 4.1.1.5Region
- 4.1.2Data elicitation and analysis
- 4.1.2.1Written questionnaires
- 4.1.2.2Semi-structured interviews
- 4.2Nominal address in contemporary Jamaica and Trinidad
- 4.2.1Expressing respect and social distance through nominal address
- 4.2.1.1Bare titles
- 4.2.1.2Hierarchic titles
- 4.2.1.3Kinship terms for non-kin
- 4.2.1.4Titles plus last name
- 4.2.1.5The importance of the addressee’s seniority
- 4.2.2Keeping the balance between vertical and horizontal social distance through nominal address
- 4.2.2.1Titles plus abbreviated last name
- 4.2.2.2Titles plus first name
- 4.2.3Expressing familiarity and solidarity through nominal address
- 4.2.3.1Bare last names
- 4.2.3.2Bare first names
- 4.2.3.3Generic first names
- 4.2.3.4Kinship terms for non-kin
- 4.2.3.5Nicknames, terms of abuse, and terms of endearment
- 4.2.4Expressing respect for family members through nominal address
- 4.3Pronominal address in contemporary Jamaica and Trinidad
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