Datapoint Welsh / Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns
- Language
- Genus: Celtic, Family: Indo-European
- Feature
- Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns
- Value
- Second person pronouns encode a binary politeness distinction
- References
Examples
|
chi |
2nd sg. hon. |
- regular form of polite address, there is an older form chwi which is somewhat more formal; - the 2nd sg ti is only used against close friends and children |
|
ti |
2nd sg. fam. |
- regular form of familiar address |
