Publications

Publication details [#65737]

Bresin, Agnese. 2019. Perceptions of address practices in Italian interregional encounters. A case study of restaurant encounters. Journal of Pragmatics 143 : 185–200.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

address | language variety | pragmatics | pronoun | service encounter

Language as a subject

Italian

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

Many speakers discern odds in address practices between Italian regions. Getting abrupt address forms can provoke positive or negative reactions. Discerned address practices can add to sit regional cultures and identities.