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Dictionary of language and linguistics 956social situation from ‘higher to lower,’ while the more distant form (Fr. vous, Ger. Sie‘you’) is used symmetrically in less intimate situations as well as for the address from‘lower to higher’ socially. Research on pronominal forms of address has recently focusedprimarily on pragmatic, sociological, and ethnological aspects. ( also honorific)ReferencesBraun, F. 1988. Terms of address. Berlin.Brown, R. and A.Gilman. 1968. The pronouns of power and solidarity. In J.A.Fishman (ed.),Readings in the sociology of language. The Hague. 252–75.Brown, R. and S.Levinson. 1978. Universals of language usage: politeness phenomena. In E.N.Goody (ed.), Questions and politeness: strategies in social interaction. Cambridge.Ervin-Tripp, S.M. 1964. Imitation and structural change in children’s language. In E.H.Lenneberg(ed.), New directions in the study of language. Cambridge, MA. 163–89.Hymes, D. (ed.) 1964. Language in culture and society: a reader in linguistics and anthropology.New York.Metcalf, G.J. 1938. Form of address in German (1500–1800). Washington, DC.Silverberg, W.V. 1940. On the psychological significance of ‘du’ and ‘Sie.’ PsychoanalyticQuarterly 9. 509–25.BibliographyBraun, F, A.Kohz, and K.Schubert. 1986. Anredeforschung: kommentierte Bibliographie zurSoziolinguistik der Anrede. Tübingen.politeness