Address and Greeting in Romanian and Spanish:
A Comparative Analysis from the Perspective of Politeness
Address and Greeting in Romanian and Spanish: A Comparative Analysis from the Perspective of Politeness
Author(s): Angelica MihailescuSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Comparative history, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: intercultural comparison; verbal politeness; terms of address; greeting; leave-taking;
Summary/Abstract: The paper proposes a comparative analysis of the forms of address and greeting as part of the verbal politeness models identified both in Spanish and Romanian, in order to determine some similarities and differences between the two cultural models. This analysis reveals the existence of a tripartite system of hierarchical politeness in the Romanian language, whilst in Spanish there is a bipartite system, oriented towards the horizontal axis of interpersonal relationships.
Journal: Transylvanian Review
- Issue Year: XXVII/2018
- Issue No: Suppl 2
- Page Range: 287-299
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English