All men become brothers – The use of kinship terms for non-related persons as a sign of respect or disrespect

In many different languages, kinship terms can be used in order to address or refer to non-kin. These terms can be very polite, and in many languages this is the only meaning and function they have. However, in some languages terms with the same meaning can be very impolite. This article shows how t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elke Hentschel
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Linguistik Online
Online Access:https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/article/view/6574