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1. LOS USOS DE "TÚ" Y "UD." EN LOS ACTOS DE HABLA: UNA APROXIMACIóN A LA PRAGMÁTICA DEL BILINGÜE.

Author

Gutiérrez-Rivas, Carolina

Subjects
*CUBAN Americans, *PRONOUNS (Grammar), *SPANISH language, *BILINGUALISM, *PSYCHOLOGY
Abstract

This paper explores how second and third generation Cuban Americans from Miami, Florida, use the address pronouns "tú" and "Ud." when formulating speech acts such as requests in Spanish. A qualitative analysis shows that the explicit use of the pronouns when uttering a speech act fulfills a double purpose: 1) to flatter the hearer and express solidarity towards her/him, and 2) to establish distance towards the interlocutor when the speaker is in a position of power. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2010