The cultural semantics of forms of address : a contrastive study between English and Italian /: a contrastive study between English and Italian. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gian Marco Farese.
• Other Names: Farese, Gian Marco
• Contents: Chapter 1: Analyzing Address Practices from a Cultural Semantic Point of View ; ; Understanding Address Practices ; Types of Words Used for Address Practices ; Properties of Words Used for Address Practices ; Address Practices in Discourse: Concordance and Reciprocity ; The Social Functions of Address Practices ; The Pragmatic Functions of Address Practices ; The Semantics of Address Practices ; The Culture of Address Practices ; A Framework for Cross-Cultural Semantic Analysis ; The Theory of Cultural Scripts ; Address Practices Analyzed in This Book ; Linguistic Materials Used for the Analysis <br />The Importance of a Non-Ethnocentric Linguistic Analysis ; ; Chapter 2: “Sorry Boss”: An Unrecognized Category of English Address Nouns ; ; Usage Characteristics ; The Interactional Meaning of ‘Doctor’ as a Prototype of the Category ; ‘Professor’: A Case of Double Polysemy ; ‘Boss’ vs. First-Name Address in Australian English ; ; Chapter 3: “Prego, Signore”: The Semantics of Italian “Titles” Used to Address People ; ; Generic Address Nouns ; Signora ; Signore ; Signorina ; Signori ; Addressing People Exercising Prestigious Professions ; Addressing People Holding Top Positions in an Institution ; Addressing Police Officers ; Addressing “Distinguished” People ; Addressing Priests and Nuns ; Addressing Ambassadors, Monarchs, Bishops, Cardinals, the Pope ; Addressing Aristocrats ; Addressing Waiters and Nurses ; Italian “Titles” in English Translation ; ; Chapter 4: “Hi, How Are You?” ; ; Hi in English Discourse ; The Interactional Meaning of Hi ; ; Chapter 5: “Ciao!” or “Ciao Ciao”? ; ; Ciao in Italian Discourse ; Semantic Explication of Ciao ; Two Variants of Ciao ; The Phrase ‘Va Bene’ and the Meaning of ‘Vabbè Ciao’ ; ‘Ciao Ciao’ and Reduplication in Italian ; ; Chapter 6: “Dear Customers, …” ; ; The Meaning of the Adjective Dear ; Dear in Address Practices ; The Meaning of Dear Compared With the Meaning of ( ∅ ) ; ; Chapter 7: “Caro Mario, ” “Gentile Cliente, ” “Egregio Dottore” ; ; The Meaning of the Adjective Caro/a ; Caro/a in Address Practices ; Use and Meaning of Gentile in Address Practices ; Use and Meaning of Egregio in Address Practices ; ; Chapter 8: “Best Wishes, ” “Kind Regards, ” “Yours Sincerely” ; ; “Best Wishes” and Its Variants ; From Best Wishes to Best ; All the Best and All Best ; Warmest Wishes and the Semantics of ‘Warm’ ; “Regards” and Its Variants ; From Regards to Best Regards ; Kind Regards and the Semantics of ‘Kind’ ; Adverbial Closing Expressions ; Yours Sincerely ; Yours ; Sincerely ; ; Chapter 9: “Distinti, ” “Cordiali, ” “Affettuosi Saluti” ; ; The Cultural Semantics of ‘Saluto/i’ and the Meaning of ‘Saluti da ~’ ; The Interactional Meaning of ‘Saluti’ as a Closing Expression ; Distinti Saluti ; Closing Expressions With the Word ‘Cordiale’ ; Affettuosi Saluti and the Semantics of ‘Affettuoso’ ; From Plural to Singular: Closing Expressions Containing ‘Saluto’ ; From Saluti to Un Saluto ; From Saluti to Un Caro Saluto ; A Presto ; Un Bacio ; ; Chapter 10: Italian Cultural Scripts for Address Practices ; ; Cultural Scripts Related to Titles ; The Cultural Salience of Titles in Italy ; The Address Practices of Italian Speakers in Two Specific Situations ; Spoken Interactions Between People Meeting for the First Time ; E-mail Exchanges Between University Students and Lecturers ; Negotiating Address Practices in Italian: ‘Darsi Del Tu’ ; Cultural Scripts Related to Address Pronouns ; ; Chapter 11: Australian Cultural Scripts for Address Practices ; ; First-Name Address in Australian English ; Situational Contexts of Use ; The Interactional Meaning of First-Name Address ; Cultural Scripts ; The Address Practices of Australian English and Italian Speakers Compared ; <br /
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 401.43; Forms of address -- England; Forms of address -- Italy; English language -- Semantics; Italian language -- Semantics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498579285
• Related ISBNs: 9781498579278
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