Historically Speaking,

Maley, Catherine A.

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ERIC Number: EJ057868

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1972

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Historically Speaking, "Tu" or "Vocus"?

Maley, Catherine A.

French Review, 45, 5, 999-1006, Apr 72

Comments on the usage of the second person pronouns of address ( tu" and vous") in French, and traces the usage from the fifteenth century to present day, reflecting social, religious, and political attitudes. (DS)

Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Form Classes (Languages), French, Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Social Change, Standard Spoken Usage

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