Iconic manifestation of interlocutor distance in Russian

Yokoyama, Olga T.

doi:10.1016/0378-2166(94)90058-2

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“…Truncation of terms of address is not limited to Russian, but appears to be a common cross-linguistic phenomenon. Yokoyama (1994) proposed that truncation can be viewed as an iconic representation of shortening of interlocutor distance. Yokoyama cites Greek, Baltic and Indonesian as languages which use it as a mechanism to create more familiar terms of address.…”

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What do we call the children? Familial terms of address in Polish and English

Dziwirek¹

2019

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The paper addresses cultural differences between Polish and English as they pertain to familial terms of address. Using corpus data, I demonstrate that Polish parents frequently address their children using hypocoristic forms of the terms syn ‘son’, córka ‘daughter’ and dziecko ‘child’. These forms convey affection and emphasize familial ties. English parents, on the other hand, use children’s names, nicknames, or terms of endearment. I argue that these differences follow from underlying contrasts in cultural scripts: English individualism and Polish warmth.

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What do we call the children? Familial terms of address in Polish and English

Dziwirek¹

2019

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“…In all o f these cases, the Agent NP does not represent a person, but a group or an organization. Compare 76and 77 Yokoyama (1994) argues that the distance between interlocutors (P5! and P^) affects linguistic choices.…”

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“…This becomes obvious when other elements o f an utterance indicate that there is a PVP11 distance (cf. Yokoyama 1994). This makes sentences, such as (46), while grammatically possible, inconceivable, in contrast to (47):…”

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Semantics and Pragmatics of the "Reflexive" Verbs

Israeli¹

1997

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This book represents a revised version o f a 1991 Yale University Ph.D. dissertation. While one chapter of the original dissertation will be published separately as an article, one additional chapter (Chapter 3) was added. All original chapters underwent substantial revisions and updating. I would like to thank Olga Yokoyama for rescuing the project, Laura Janda for suggesting that it be published. Valentina Zaitseva for her careful reading and her many suggestions, and Dr. Peter Rchder for accepting it for publication. My thanks also go to George Fowler for providing the font for the transliterations o f the Russian examples.

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“…Specifically, the use of "Gundyay" not "Gundyayev" is an example of a segment deletion, and is a common means to represent familiarity in Russian culture. Segment deletion occurs in everyday speech, such as the when the greeting "zdravstvujte" (здравствуйтe) is shortened to "zdravst" (здравст) among friends in a private setting (Yokoyama, 1994). Similarly, this occurs with deletions in personal names, such as the transition from "Masha" to "Mash."…”

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“…Repetition as a means to convey a private and familiar setting is seen in a range of Russian speech. Olga Yokoyama cites the Russian folk tale "Shepherds, shepherds, whose flock you herd," as an intensification of informal discourse meant to convey private advice and closeness (Yokoyama, 1994). Historically the tale was passed down through generations and was exchanged between two people in an isolated setting.…”

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Spatial Transgressions, Anxiety, and the Discourse of Pussy Riot's "Punk Prayer

Schroeder¹

2016

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The 2012 performance of Pussy Riot's "Punk Prayer" in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, their subsequent release of an extended and edited video, and their ultimate arrest for committing "hooliganism" generated a large amount of interest both within Russia and on an international scale. While Western accounts and analyses were marked by their tendency to frame the political content, Russian responses were framed by references to tradition and history. Significantly, there was disagreement amongst the latter with regard to the activist value of Pussy Riot. I argue that this ambiguity arises from a profound socio-spatial anxiety that was triggered by the Pussy Riot performances but was never examined. At the core of the anxiety lies a discomfort with the implications of Pussy Riot's spatial transgressions because the techniques used to engage in activism ultimately invoked regimes of vision and technology to exert power over the public that implicitly resembles surveillance techniques used by the very object of criticism, the Russian regime.

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Iconic manifestation of interlocutor distance in Russian

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

What do we call the children? Familial terms of address in Polish and English

What do we call the children? Familial terms of address in Polish and English

Semantics and Pragmatics of the "Reflexive" Verbs

Spatial Transgressions, Anxiety, and the Discourse of Pussy Riot's "Punk Prayer

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