You and we: Impersonal second person singular and other referential devices in Spanish sociolinguistic interviews
| Autor: | Pekka Posio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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060201 languages & linguistics
Linguistics and Language Perspective (graphical) 06 humanities and the arts Language and Linguistics Linguistics Expression (mathematics) Work experience Variation (linguistics) Artificial Intelligence 0602 languages and literature Relation (history of concept) Psychology Social psychology Inclusion (education) Intersubjectivity Plural |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pragmatics. 99:1-16 |
| ISSN: | 0378-2166 |
| Popis: | The present investigation deals with the variable use of referential devices expressing generic or speaker-oriented reference in a corpus of sociolinguistic interviews where Spanish informants talk about their studies and work experience. The analysis focuses on impersonal second person singulars (2SG-imp), which are compared with the first person singular (1SG) and plural (1PL), uno ‘one’ and reflexive-based impersonal constructions. Quantitative analysis shows that age, gender and familiarity between the speakers are significant factors in accounting for the inter-speaker variation. There is a negative correlation between age and 2SG-imp usage and a positive correlation between age and 1PL usage, and female speakers use both constructions more than men. I discuss the relation of the choice of referring expressions and the expression of intersubjectivity in the interviews. Qualitative analysis of the interview content suggests that there is a connection between the choice of referential devices and generational differences in the choice of individual vs. collective perspective and the inclusion of the addressee. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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