Forms of Address in Academic Settings: A Contrastive Analysis.

Delisle, Helga H.

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ERIC Number: EJ467062

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Publication Date: 1993

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Forms of Address in Academic Settings: A Contrastive Analysis.

Delisle, Helga H.

Unterrichtspraxis, v26 n1 p22-26 Spr 1993

Contrasts systems of address used between professors and students in German departments in the United States and at universities in Germany. It is shown that the two systems differ in several important ways. These differences are discussed and guidelines are provided for instructors on how to deal with them. (31 references) (LET)

Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, German, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Language Research, Native Speakers, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Sociolinguistics

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany

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