Datapoint Russian / Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns
- Language
- Genus: Slavic, Family: Indo-European
- Feature
- Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns
- Value
- Second person pronouns encode a binary politeness distinction
- References
-
- Wade 1992 (117-152)
Examples
|
ty |
2nd sg. fam. |
- used to address friends, colleagues of similar age and status, children, God, oneself, animals; also used as a genaral indefinite pronoun 'one, someone', e.g. to give generalized information or instruction |
|
vy |
2nd sg. hon. |
- 2nd sg polite form used to express respect to superiors, strangers, students to teachers, etc. |
|
vy |
2nd pl. fam. |
