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Uber, Diane Ringer – Hispania, 1985
Shows that "usted" has two functions: showing lack of solidarity and showing extreme solidarity, with "tu" falling somewhere in between on the continuum. Discusses the increasing use of "tu," especially among younger people, and presents some possible reasons for this. (SED)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Styles, Language Variation

Powers, Michael D. – Hispania, 1984
Provides pedagogical rules for selecting relative pronouns in Spanish. Sixteen different linguistic environments in which relative pronoun usage occurs are categorized according to their different syntactic relationships and semantic intentions. (SL)
Descriptors: Demography, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Attitudes