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Abstract
Affinal avoidance registers are strategies of restrained linguistic conduct in relation to one’s in-laws. Current theories are primarily concerned with two types of strategies: (1) taboos on uttering the proper names of affines, and (2) substitution of everyday words with dedicated parallel lexicon in the presence of affines (so-called “mother-in-law languages”). However, the role of pronouns has received limited attention. Here we explore little-known registers in the Aslian languages (Austroasiatic, Malay Peninsula), where dedicated pronoun paradigms take centre stage in communication with and about in-laws. We characterise and compare these closely related but internally diverse systems, situate them in their cultural contexts, and discuss their status in relation to current theories and typologies of avoidance and honorific registers.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The social dynamics of pronominal systems |
Subtitle of host publication | A comparative approach |
Editors | Paul Bouissac |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Chapter | 12 |
Pages | 289-317 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789027262547 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789027203168 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Pragmatics and Beyond New Series |
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Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Volume | 304 |
ISSN (Print) | 0922-842X |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- General Language Studies and Linguistics
Free keywords
- Pronouns
- Affinal avoidance
- Aslian languages
- Austroasiatic
- Honorific and respect registers
- "Mother-in-law language"
- Dual
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Dig-AAA: Digital Multimedia Archive of Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage Phase II: Seeding Multidisciplinary Workspaces
Burenhult, N. (PI), Kruspe, N. (Project coordinator), Larsson, J. (Research assistant), Lundström, H. (CoI), Svantesson, J.-O. (CoI), Frid, J. (Research engineer), Yager, J. (Research assistant), Karlsson, A. (Researcher) & Ravn, K. (Research assistant)
2018/03/01 → 2023/06/30
Project: Research
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LANG-KEY: Language as key to perceptual diversity: an interdisciplinary approach to the senses
Burenhult, N. (PI), Majid, A. (CoI), van Putten, S. (Researcher), Purves, R. (CoI), Rothstein, M. (CoI), Sercombe, P. (CoI), Larsson, J. (Research assistant), Yager, J. (Research assistant) & Garcia Laguia, A. (Researcher)
2016/03/01 → 2023/06/30
Project: Research