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Language Etiquette Awareness

Author(s): Maria Russeva, Veselina Spasova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: politeness; media communication; personal pronouns; possessive pronouns;

Summary/Abstract: The article represents the actual situation in spoken Bulgarian language concerning the use of second person polite pronominal forms Conclusions base on data, collected from Bulgarian media (radio and television) during the year 2013. The analysis of the empirical data shows that different sociolinguistic factors may dominate in the spoken media communication and determine the form the speakers choose – whether they use second person singular forms or the so-called polite second person plural forms.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 77-84
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian