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Politeness in pronouns : third-person reference in Byzantine documentary papyri

Klaas Bentein (UGent)
(2017) PHILOLOGUS. 161(2). p.256-267
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In many languages, a person can be addressed either in the second person singular or second person plural. While the former indicates familiarity and/or lack of respect, the latter suggests distance and/or respect towards the addressee. While in Ancient Greek pronominal reference initially was not used as a ‘politeness strategy’, in the Post-classical period a T-V distinction did develop. In this same period, I argue, another pronominal usage developed: a person could also be addressed in the third person singular. This should be connected to the rise of abstract nominal forms of address, a process which can be dated to the fourth century AD.
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byzantine papyri, politeness, third-person reference, pronouns

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Bentein, Klaas. “Politeness in Pronouns : Third-Person Reference in Byzantine Documentary Papyri.” PHILOLOGUS, vol. 161, no. 2, 2017, pp. 256–67, doi:10.1515/phil-2016-5020.
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Bentein, K. (2017). Politeness in pronouns : third-person reference in Byzantine documentary papyri. PHILOLOGUS, 161(2), 256–267. https://doi.org/10.1515/phil-2016-5020
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Bentein, Klaas. 2017. “Politeness in Pronouns : Third-Person Reference in Byzantine Documentary Papyri.” PHILOLOGUS 161 (2): 256–67. https://doi.org/10.1515/phil-2016-5020.
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Bentein, Klaas. 2017. “Politeness in Pronouns : Third-Person Reference in Byzantine Documentary Papyri.” PHILOLOGUS 161 (2): 256–267. doi:10.1515/phil-2016-5020.
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Bentein K. Politeness in pronouns : third-person reference in Byzantine documentary papyri. PHILOLOGUS. 2017;161(2):256–67.
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K. Bentein, “Politeness in pronouns : third-person reference in Byzantine documentary papyri,” PHILOLOGUS, vol. 161, no. 2, pp. 256–267, 2017.
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  abstract     = {{In many languages, a person can be addressed either in the second person singular or second person plural. While the former indicates familiarity and/or lack of respect, the latter suggests distance and/or respect towards the addressee. While in Ancient Greek pronominal reference initially was not used as a ‘politeness strategy’, in the Post-classical period a T-V distinction did develop. In this same period, I argue, another pronominal usage developed: a person could also be addressed in the third person singular. This should be connected to the rise of abstract nominal forms of address, a process which can be dated to the fourth century AD.}},
  author       = {{Bentein, Klaas}},
  issn         = {{0031-7985}},
  journal      = {{PHILOLOGUS}},
  keywords     = {{byzantine papyri,politeness,third-person reference,pronouns}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{256--267}},
  title        = {{Politeness in pronouns : third-person reference in Byzantine documentary papyri}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/phil-2016-5020}},
  volume       = {{161}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}
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