Keeping Mum: An Exploration of Contemporary Kinship Terminology in British, American and Swedish Cultures

Keeping Mum: An Exploration of Contemporary Kinship Terminology in British, American and Swedish Cultures

The aim of this paper is to briefly clarify the categorization and usage of kinship terms in American and British English in comparison with the Swedish kinship terms, both considering the vocative use and the referential function. There will also be a comparison with previous studies. The Swedish l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bexell, Gerd
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle 2021
Subjects:
American English
anthropology
British English
communication
culture
etymology
genealogy
kinship terms
referential
relations
respect
social control
Swedish
vocatives
General Language Studies and Linguistics
Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik
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