Chapter 12
Differences in the forms of address between standard Hungary Hungarian
and Slovakia Hungarian
It is a documented fact that the Hungarian varieties
spoken outside of Hungary exhibit differences from standard Hungary
Hungarian at all levels of the language system (c.f. Lanstyák 2000). However there is little data on how
address forms have changed where Hungarian is spoken outside of Hungary.
According to Domonkosi
(2002: 146), 16 basic address variants can be distinguished with
combinations of personal suffixes of the verb, pronouns and nominal address
forms, but the data refer only to Hungarian speakers in Hungary. Our study
is the first attempt to compare the address forms used by the respondents of
Hungary Hungarians and Hungarian minorities living outside the borders of
Hungary. The results suggest significant differences between the language
use of the two groups in the use of V and T forms, in the use of the
auxiliary verb tetszik, and in the use of
address avoidance.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The pluricentricity of the Hungarian language
- 3.The Hungarian system of address
- 4.Methodology
- 5.Results
- 5.1Mother
- 5.2Partner’s mother
- 5.3Middle-aged male stranger
- 5.4Policeman of same age
- 5.5Waitress of same age
- 6.Conclusion
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Notes
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References