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(Im)polite uses of vocatives in present-day Madrilenian Spanish

Fien De Latte (UGent)
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The present study aims to examine the socio-pragmatic scope of vocatives in present-day colloquial Spanish. As prototypical deictic markers, directly calling upon the addressee, vocatives are considered crucial mechanisms in the creation and maintaining of interpersonal relationships during interaction. This deictic potential makes them highly appropriate strategies at the service of face work and (im)politeness. However, the relation between (Spanish) vocatives and (im)politeness has scarcely been explored. In an attempt to fill this research gap, the present analysis empirically examines the socio-pragmatic functions related to the expression of (im)politeness that the Spanish vocative is able to fulfill in colloquial conversations. The results show that its socio-pragmatic multifunctionality needs to be evaluated in the broad context, not only by taking into account the hosting speech act and the vocative’s semantic features, but also extra-linguistic parameters, such as the interpersonal relationship and the speaker’s age.
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vocative, (im)politeness, corpus linguistics

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De Latte, Fien. “(Im)Polite Uses of Vocatives in Present-Day Madrilenian Spanish.” SPANISH IN CONTEXT, 2024.
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De Latte, F. (2024). (Im)polite uses of vocatives in present-day Madrilenian Spanish. SPANISH IN CONTEXT.
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De Latte, Fien. 2024. “(Im)Polite Uses of Vocatives in Present-Day Madrilenian Spanish.” SPANISH IN CONTEXT.
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De Latte, Fien. 2024. “(Im)Polite Uses of Vocatives in Present-Day Madrilenian Spanish.” SPANISH IN CONTEXT.
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  journal      = {{SPANISH IN CONTEXT}},
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  title        = {{(Im)polite uses of vocatives in present-day Madrilenian Spanish}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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