Ciao, professoressa! A Study of Forms of Address in Italian and Its Implications for the Language Classroom

Musumeci, Diane

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“…Various factors may influence these linguistic choices -such as differences in age, intimacy, and social Downloaded by [University of Illinois, Chicago] at 11:02 02 April 2016 distance between the speaker and addressee. However, native grammars rarely articulate specific rules for selecting among these linguistic choices; instead, for native speakers these decisions are largely unconscious, as they acquire the appropriate uses of these forms through natural use and observation (Musumeci, 1991).…”

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Instructors’ Address Forms Influence Course Ratings

Wright¹

2013

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When evaluating potential new courses, students take into account the address forms of the instructors. Seventy college students rated the desirability of courses based on their syllabus descriptions. Syllabi differed only in the presentation of the instructors' names with seven variations in their address listings: Dr, Professor, Mr, Ms, Mrs, Miss, or No Title. Results indicate that instructors' address forms had a significant effect on course ratings. Specifically, courses with the instructor labeled with an academic title (i.e., Professor, Dr) received higher ratings than those with a generic title (i.e., Mr, Ms, Mrs, Miss), and those with a male address form received higher ratings than those with a female address form. Unlike previous studies, the three female titles of address -Ms, Mrs, and Miss -were evaluated similarly, suggesting that connotative differences in meaning among these address forms are disappearing.

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Instructors’ Address Forms Influence Course Ratings

Wright¹

2013

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“…In the specified scenario investigated in this paper, 35.14% of all responses provided made use of the formal pronouns and related verbal conjugations, which are fundamental elements of Italian politeness (Musumeci, 1991;Nuzzo & Rastelli, 2009). The social variables of the interaction -specifically, the social distance and status differentiation between the participant and their interlocutor -seemed to impact upon the use of these polite terms of address.…”

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Politeness norms: A pilot study on the accomplishment of apologies by learners of Italian

Walker

2017

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ENIn the increasingly globalised world, intercultural and cross-cultural relations are becoming ever more frequent and significant.Within this diverse cultural space, miscommunications tend to arise and have the ability to significantly impact upon intercultural interactions. Thus, this paper explores the use of politeness strategies by learners of Italian during the performance of the speech act of apology. Specifically, the paper examines the presence of Italian and Australian English politeness norms in the realisation of these apologies, focussing on three principle areas of investigation: (i) the way in which the social variables of the scenario were evaluated by participants, (ii) the participants' use of formal terms of address, and (iii) the modification of explicit expressions of apology. It was found that although tendencies of both Italian politeness and Australian English politeness were demonstrated by participants, the latter was more prominent, thus suggesting L1 influence on L2 realisation and some difficulty in the negotiation of the intercultural space. Key words: APOLOGIES, LANGUAGE LEARNERS, ITALIAN L2, POLITENESSES En un mundo cada vez más globalizado, las relaciones interculturales e interculturales van cobrando relevancia y son cada vez más frecuentes. Dentro de este diverso espacio cultural, los problemas de comunicación van en aumento e impactan de forma significativa sobre las interacciones interculturales. Bajo este marco, el presente trabajo explora el uso de estrategias de cortesía por parte de aprendientes de italiano durante el acto de habla de la disculpa. Concretamente, se examina la presencia de normas de cortesía de la lengua italiana y del inglés australiano al efectuarse estas disculpas, centrándose la investigación en tres áreas principales: (i) la forma en que las variables sociales del escenario fueron evaluadas por los participantes, (ii) el empleo de fórmulas de tratamiento formales por parte de los participantes, y (iii) la modificación de expresiones explícitas de disculpa. Se descubrió que, aunque los participantes mostraron tendencias propias de la cortesía en italiano y de la cortesía en inglés australiano, esta última resultó más prominente, lo que sugiere una influencia de la L1 en la realización de la L2 y una cierta dificultad en la negociación del espacio intercultural. Palabras clave: DISCULPAS, APRENDIENTES DE LENGUA, ITALIANO COMO L2, CORTESÍAIT In un mondo sempre più globalizzato, le relazioni interculturali e multiculturali diventano vieppiù frequenti e importanti.All'interno di questo spazio culturale variegato, tendono a verificarsi cattive comunicazioni che influiscono significativamente sulle interazioni interculturali. In questo studio si analizza l'uso delle strategie di cortesia da parte degli apprendenti di italiano durante l'enunciazione dell'atto linguistico della scusa. Nello specifico, lo studio prende in esame la presenza di regole di cortesia nell'italiano e nell'inglese australiano nella realizzazione di tali scuse, concentrandosi s...

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“…; Farese (to appear). 6 Combinations like Ciao signora or Ciao dottore are used in some regional varieties of Italian, especially in southern Italy, although they are usually associated with lower class, rural speakers(Bates and Benigni, 1975;Musumeci, 1991).…”

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Hi vs. Ciao: NSM as a tool for cross-linguistic pragmatics

Farese

2015

Journal of Pragmatics

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Ciao, professoressa! A Study of Forms of Address in Italian and Its Implications for the Language Classroom

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Instructors’ Address Forms Influence Course Ratings

Instructors’ Address Forms Influence Course Ratings

Politeness norms: A pilot study on the accomplishment of apologies by learners of Italian

Hi vs. Ciao: NSM as a tool for cross-linguistic pragmatics

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