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Publication details [#1801]

Brown, Roger and Albert Gilman. 1960. The pronouns of power and solidarity. In Sebeok, Thomas A., ed. Style in language. MIT Press. pp. 253–276.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

power | pronoun | solidarity | terms of address

Annotation

On the semantics of the pronouns of address and their relationship with two dimensions fundamental to the analysis of all social life, the dimensions of power and solidarity.

Reprints

Laver, John and Sandy Hutcheson. 1972. In Laver, John and Sandy Hutcheson, eds. Communication in face to face interaction: Selected readings. Penguin. pp. 103–121.

Fishman, Joshua A. 1968. In Fishman, Joshua A., ed. Readings in the sociology of language. Mouton. pp. 252–275.

Giglioli, Pier Paolo. 1972. In Giglioli, Pier Paolo, ed. Language and social context: Selected readings. Penguin. pp. 252–282.